21-03-2025
Little Rock man sentenced to 30 years for fentanyl, meth charges
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A Little Rock man is set to serve three decades in prison for drug charges.
Federal prosecutors said 42-year-old Marquis Hunt was sentenced to 30 years of federal prison time for possessing multiple drugs with intent to distribute.
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Prosecutors said FBI agents made contact with Hunt at a home in Little Rock on July 8, 2022, before he was detained. While executing a search warrant, investigators said they found more than a pound and a half of methamphetamine and more than 16 pounds of fentanyl throughout the home.
Authorities said they also found distributable amounts of cocaine and marijuana.
Upon further investigation, authorities found that fentanyl was sprayed on shredded vegetable material with a mixture of the prescription painkiller tramadol, making it appear to be a kind of synthetic marijuana or K2.
Prosecutors said Hunt acknowledged selling drugs during the trial but then denied selling the drugs found at the home.
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Hunt was found guilty of possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and possession with intent to distribute marijuana.
In addition to the prison sentence, Hunt was also sentenced to five years of supervised release and $400 in special assessments. There is no parole in the federal system.
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