12 suspects accused of Fentanyl trafficking in Abilene, nearly 15K pills seized

ABILENE, Texas ( KTAB/KRBC ) – 12 suspects have been accused of Fentanyl trafficking in Abilene in connection to a bust where nearly 15,000 pills were seized.

The suspects were all taken into custody during what authorities are calling a “large scale drug bust” that began with the arrest of 17 additional suspects in late February, according to the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.

During the bust, agents seized more than 14,856 fentanyl pills, 45.4 grams of heroin, over 1,000 kilograms of meth, and 15.56 grams of crack cocaine, as well as multiple firearms.

Authorities say these 12 newest suspects had their indictments on the following charges unsealed Friday:

• Christopher Thompson, charged with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
• Marquee Anthony Aboso , aka OC, charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
• Kurtney Bernard Jones , aka KP, charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and two counts of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
• Steven Lattimore , aka PNut, charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
• Mckenzee Marie Lane , charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
• Maxine Gonzales, charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl
• Tylik Ojur Johnson, charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
• Jeremiah Greene , aka Lil Mexico, charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
• Paul Eli Snyder , charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
• Robert Lee Mason , charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
• Glen Edward Lee, Jr. , charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
• Christopher Anthony Glaze , charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl

These suspects are now each facing up to 20 years in prison. Most of the last batch of 17 suspects have already been convicted, ordered to serve a combined sentence of nearly 200 years in prison, and the alleged leader of the operation, Diana Perez, was sentenced to serve 24 years in prison.

No further information is available at this time.

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