A Glendale man was sentenced by a federal judge to more than 13 years in prison this week for taking part in an online illegal drug ring.
Federal prosecutors said he used the dark web to advertise and sell counterfeit opioids, which contained the deadly synthetic fentanyl.
Jacob Medina faced a minimum 10-year prison sentence. His lawyer argued for 11 years. Federal prosecutors wanted him imprisoned for 17 years.
Medina’s plea deal said he admits having, and planning to mail out, more than a pound of pills that contained fentanyl.
Prosecutors wrote that Medina said online to customers that he sold a brand-name opioid, and he lied about them having fentanyl. While searching Medina’s home in 2019, police reportedly found tools for making pills.
Medina’s lawyer wrote that he became a drug addict after falling out with his father and seeing his mother use meth for years.
