Mobile Drug Dealer Sentenced to 42 Months in Federal Prison

MOBILE, AL – A Mobile man was sentenced to 42 months in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.

According to court documents, Daniel Mark Stanley, II, 37, was arrested in September 2021 by narcotics agents who had obtained a search warrant for his house in Mobile. Agents had previously captured Stanley on video selling fentanyl pills to a confidential informant. During the search at Stanley’s house, agents found, among other things, additional pills, syringes, digital scales, and Stanley’s cell phones. Agents interviewed Stanley, who confessed to his involvement in drug trafficking. A search of Stanley’s cell phones revealed hundreds of messages that he sent to coconspirators regarding distribution of methamphetamine and fentanyl, and illegal possession of firearms.

In addition to the 42-month prison term, Chief United States District Judge Jeffrey U. Beaverstock ordered Stanley to serve a three-year term of supervised release upon his release from prison, during which time he will undergo drug testing and treatment. The court did not impose a fine, but Chief Judge Beaverstock ordered Stanley to pay $100 in special assessments.

U.S. Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama made the announcement.

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Justin Roller and Sinan Kalayoglu prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.