Spokane man sentenced for producing over 2 million lethal doses of fentanyl, DEA says

A 37-year-old man from Spokane was sentenced to 20 years in prison for running a fentanyl pill press operation out of his home, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

Nicholas Adams and co-defendant, Timothy Maddox, made more than 2 million lethal doses for mass distribution, which the DEA says was enough fentanyl to kill the entire population of Spokane four times over.

Authorities searched multiple properties in November 2023 and in addition to the mass amount of drugs, investigators found several shotguns, rifles, pistols and three sets of body armor, the release said…

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