United States of America v. Eugene Montale Jenkins

Raleigh, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing with intent to distribute forty (40) grams or more of a mixture and substance containing fentanyl and ANPP, an a quality of marijuana.

Eugene Montale Jenkins, age 36, 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 jury found the Defendant guilty.