United States of America v. Zavian I. Kizer

Hammond, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing and possessing with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl

Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison

Zavian I. Kizer, 23 years old, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, pleaded guilty to distributing and possessing with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl,





From 2020 through 2022, Kizer obtained fentanyl pills in Arizona for transportation and distribution in the Northern District of Indiana. He had recruited various individuals to transport the pills to Indiana and thereafter ship the money back to Arizona.



This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Fort Wayne Safe Streets Gang Task Force, which includes the Indiana State Police, the Allen County Sheriff's Department, and the Fort Wayne Police Department, with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration's North Central Laboratory, the Phoenix (Arizona) Police Department, the Glendale (Arizona) Police Department, and the Allen County (Indiana) Prosecuting Attorney's Office. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Anthony W. Geller and Lesley J. Miller Lowery.



This case was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.