Drug Dealer Convicted for Possessing over 6,000 Bags of Fentanyl

RALEIGH, N.C. – A federal jury convicted Eugene Montale Jenkins, age 36, for possessing with intent to sell 40 grams or more of fentanyl. Judge William L. Osteen announced the jury verdict.

According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Jenkins was a known drug dealer In Edgecombe County who had sold fentanyl, marijuana, cocaine, and crack in from his trap house for a while. In March 2023, Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office (ECSO) launched an investigation into Jenkins’ drug dealing. ECSO made five controlled buys of fentanyl from Jenkins from March to July 2023. 

“Folks need to realize that selling drugs will get you caught. When the jury convicts you, you will spend a long time in federal prison. It’s not worth it.  Have pride in who you are and don’t destroy your community.”  said U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle.

On July 12, 2023, ECSO executed A search warrant. Jenkins ran out of the back of the trap house but then reentered to discard over three ounces of crack that he pulled out of his pants. ECSO found a backpack that contained over 6,000 bindles of fentanyl (worth over $100,000).  They also found a bag of money, digital scales, empty bindles, stamps, ink pads, and rubber bands. The stamps on the fentanyl bindles recovered during the search matched the stamps on the bindles sold during the buys.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kimberly Dixon and Kevin Gerarde prosecuted the case. ECSO and ATF participated in the investigation.

A copy of this press release is located on the EDNC USAO website. Related court documents and information can be found on the website of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina or on PACER by searching for Case No. 4:25-CR-00010-WLO.