A Hagerstown, Maryland man has been sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison for his role in an online operation selling counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl.
According to the US Attorney’s Office of Northern West Virginia, 27-year-old Christion Sayyid Gill was sentenced Monday to 210 months in prison. Prosecutors say Gill and his codefendants built a highly organized digital drug marketplace using Telegram, Instagram, Snapchat, Signal and Linktree to advertise pills made to look like Oxycodone.
The investigation came to light after Frederick police responded to a suspected overdose involving two juvenile females. Blue pills found at the scene tested positive for fentanyl and were traced to the operation. Investigators say Gill and his partners arranged orders online and traveled throughout the tristate area to deliver the drugs.
A search of Gill’s home uncovered more than 20 grams of fentanyl, nearly four pounds of methamphetamine, 146 grams of cocaine, two firearms and nearly 50-thousand dollars in cash. Another defendant, 22-year-old Jayden Gill, is serving 260 months in prison. A third defendant, 33-year-old Jamil Nicholas Gardner of Baltimore, is awaiting trial.
By: Dianah Gibson
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