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St. Petersburg Man Sentenced For Distribution Of Synthetic Opioid

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday today sentenced Mario Marquez Roberson (28, St. Petersburg) to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison for distribution of 4-flouroisobutyrl fentanyl, a synthetic opioid. 

Roberson had pleaded guilty on April 2, 2019.

According to court documents, Roberson engaged in six transactions with an undercover officer during which he sold the officer hydromorphone pills and an approximate total of 52 grams of a synthetic opioid.

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the St. Petersburg Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Callan Albritton.

This investigation is also the result of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) program. The principal mission of the OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking and money laundering organizations and those primarily responsible for the nation’s drug supply.

Updated September 30, 2019

Topics
Drug Trafficking
Opioids