23-04-2025
Sanford man gets 11 years for fentanyl, meth distriubtion
GREENSBORO — A Sanford man was sentenced Thursday, April 17, to more than 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to distribution of fentanyl, methamphetamine and other crimes.
Antwan Lopez Clemons, 45, was sentenced to 135 months by U.S. District Court Judge Loretta C. Biggs and ordered to five years of supervised probation upon his release.
Clemons was also ordered to forfeit a Winchester Double Star 5.56 rifle and a Smith & Wesson 9 mm handgun.
According to court records, on seven occasions between Feb. 16 and April 2, 2024, Clemons sold fentanyl to a confidential informant in Lee County, totaling 712.85 grams of fentanyl.
On two occasions in March 2024, he also sold a total of over 200 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant in Harnett County, a release states.
A search of two properties associated with Clemons yielded another 1,638 grams of meth, 4 grams of fentanyl, 7 grams of cocaine, 73 dosage units of Suboxone, 125.7 grams of M522 pills and 2,073 grams of marijuana, as well as the rifle and a handgun.
Clemons pleaded guilty to the charges on Oct. 9, 2024.
The case was investigated by the Sanford Police, Homeland Security, Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The prosecutor was Assistant U.S. Attorney Laura Jeanne Dildine.
