Country Club Hills man sentenced to 16 years in prison for selling fentanyl-laced heroin

CHICAGO — A Cook County man will spend more than 15 years in federal prison for selling heroin that was laced with fentanyl in the south suburbs in 2019.

Calvin Carter, a 44-year-old Country Club Hills resident who pleaded guilty to federal drug distribution charges earlier this year, was handed a 16-year prison sentence, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of Illinois.

Prosecutors say on two separate occasions, Carter sold the fentanyl-laced heroin to buyers who were cooperating with law enforcement.

The sales, which occurred in the fall of 2019, unfolded in a gas station parking lot in Olympia Fields and a liquor store parking lot in Country Club Hills.

“Defendant possessed almost one kilogram of heroin and fentanyl that he intended to distribute to others,” Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Niranjan Emani said. “The type of drugs that defendant sold and intended for distribution have devastating effects on the community.”

According to prosecutors, following the sales, authorities conducted a search of Carter’s home and found several firearms.

Carter’s sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Manish Shah on Thursday, June 20.

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