Woodbury brothers get 15 years for fentanyl pipeline
Two Woodbury brothers were sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for leading a fentanyl pipeline that moved nearly 30 kilograms of pills from Arizona to the Twin Cities.[1]
Shiloe Devanglo Nixon, 37, and Malik Deronte Nixon, 30, each received 180-month terms and five years of supervised release.[1] Ernesto Alexis Seals of Welch was sentenced to 120 months and Justin Keith Banks of Rush City drew 60 months, while couriers Amanda Jennifer Freeman and Zakiya Niajoneu Whitney were given time served and supervised release.[1]
Authorities seized about 9.7 kilograms of pills at a St. Paul rental home.[1] Investigators also recovered about 10 kilograms during a traffic stop on I-40 in New Mexico.[1] Agents found another 9.7 kilograms in a backpack when the Nixons were stopped returning from Phoenix.[1]
Six defendants were sentenced in federal court in Minnesota for the scheme that moved nearly 30 kilograms of fentanyl pills.[1] The U.S. Attorney's Office said the network stored and distributed the pills throughout Minnesota and beyond, but it did not disclose the cartel-level source in Arizona.[1]
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- Six defendants were sentenced in federal court in Minnesota for a trafficking scheme that moved nearly 30 kilograms of fentanyl pills from Arizona to Minnesota.
- Woodbury residents Shiloe Devanglo Nixon, 37, and Malik Deronte Nixon, 30, received 180-month (15-year) prison terms plus five years of supervised release each.
- Major seizures included about 9.7 kg of pills at a St. Paul rental home, 10 kg in a New Mexico traffic stop on I-40, and another 9.7 kg in a backpack when the Nixons were stopped returning from Phoenix.
- Co-defendants Ernesto Alexis Seals (Welch) got 120 months, Justin Keith Banks (Rush City) got 60 months, and couriers Amanda Jennifer Freeman (St. Paul) and Zakiya Niajoneu Whitney (Arizona) received time served with supervised release.
- The U.S. Attorney’s Office says the network stored and distributed the pills throughout Minnesota and beyond but has not disclosed the original cartel-level source in Arizona.
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