Troy Wright from Fort Worth has been indicted on federal drug crimes, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham said on March 23.
Authorities allege that 40-year-old Wright sold fake Percocet pills laced with fentanyl. A criminal complaint was filed against Wright, after which he was indicted on three counts of possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl.
Per court documents, a confidential source told DEA agents that Wright contacted him regarding the sale of fake Percocet pills laced with fentanyl. DEA agents instructed the source to order 200 pills at $8 each, for $1,600.
According to court documents, the source reportedly met with Wright outside a hardware store in Irving, where Wright handed over the pills in exchange for the agreed sum of money. Agents then confiscated the pills the source received.
Two weeks after the first exchange, the source reportedly ordered 400 more pills from Wright. They came at $7 each, for $2,800 in total. The DEA agents confiscated the pills allegedly purchased from Wright after this exchange as well.
After the second deal, the source again ordered more pills from Wright, who said allegedly said they could meet up after 4 p.m., as he had to pick his kids up from school.
Wright was arrested while allegedly carrying out the third transaction. If convicted of the charges, he faces 20 years on each count, for a total of up to 60 years in federal prison.
Special Agent in Charge Eduardo A. Chávez of DEA Dallas stated that Wright’s alleged sale of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl was a “wanton disregard for the lives of his neighbors and their children.”
The investigation was jointly conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Dallas Field Division and the Texas Department of Public Safety.
This is so scary. My daughter lives in Irving. I thought that it was a safe town.