Fort Wayne man sentenced in fentanyl trafficking case
Robert Lamons II, 33, was sentenced in the Northern District of Indiana on a fentanyl conspiracy charge, with reports differing on the length of the prison term.
4 reports on this incident · first at Sep 5, 2026, 10:18 a.m. ET
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Sep 11, 2026, 8:23 a.m. ET
Fort Wayne man sentenced in fentanyl trafficking case
Robert Lamons II, 33, has been sentenced in a fentanyl trafficking case in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, wowo.com reported. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess more than 400 grams of fentanyl, and to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, according to wowo.com.
The sentence is reported as a range: wowo.com reported 360 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release, and also reported 30 years in federal prison. The accounts of the conduct underlying the case also differ. wowo.com reported that Lamons arranged drug deals with a person secretly working as an informant for the FBI's Fort Wayne Safe Streets Gang Task Force, imported fentanyl from the Southwest, and used minors to help distribute pills in bulk. In a separate account, wowo.com reported that he coordinated shipments of fentanyl pills from Arizona to Indiana and recruited others to help transport the drugs on commercial airline flights.
The case was brought by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Indiana. Agencies listed as involved include the FBI; the FBI's Fort Wayne Safe Streets Gang Task Force; the Indiana State Police; the Allen County Sheriff's Department; the Fort Wayne Police Department; the Drug Enforcement Administration; the Phoenix police department; the Glendale police department; and the Allen County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, according to wowo.com.
Sep 5, 2026, 10:52 a.m. ET
Fort Wayne man sentenced to 30 years in fentanyl trafficking case
Robert Lamons II has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison in a fentanyl trafficking case, according to wowo.com. The sentencing follows his conviction on charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess more than 400 grams of fentanyl.
According to wowo.com, Lamons arranged drug deals with a person who was secretly working as an informant for the FBI’s Fort Wayne Safe Streets Gang Task Force, imported fentanyl from the Southwest, and used minors to help distribute the pills in bulk.
The case was investigated by the FBI, as reported by wowo.com.
Sep 5, 2026, 10:18 a.m. ETFirst report
Fort Wayne man sentenced to 30 years in fentanyl trafficking case
Robert Lamons II has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison in connection with a fentanyl trafficking case, according to wowo.com. The sentencing was reported on September 4, 2026.
Lamons was charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess more than 400 grams of fentanyl. According to wowo.com, he arranged drug deals with a person who was secretly working as an informant for the FBI’s Fort Wayne Safe Streets Gang Task Force, imported fentanyl from the Southwest, and used minors to help distribute the pills in bulk.
The case is ongoing, and the sentencing is the latest development. The investigation was conducted by the FBI.
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