Southern California man distributed large quantities of fentanyl using Snapchat

SAN DIEGO ( Border Report ) — A Southern California man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiring with others to distribute thousands of fentanyl pills throughout the United States.

After serving his prison term, George Anthony Manzo will have to do five years of supervised release.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Las Vegas, Manzo sold thousands of fentanyl pills to individuals setting up the transactions through Snapchat.

While traveling back to Las Vegas from Phoenix, Manzo was stopped and investigators found approximately 30,000 pills in his car.

While the pills were tested, Manzo was freed pending the results.

In December 2021, he was taken into custody in Tijuana, Mexico and returned to the United States for prosecution.

Three years later, he pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, fentanyl, and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.

Manzo was a resident of Redlands, California.

The U.S. Attorney’s office says fentanyl is the deadliest drug threat the United States has ever faced, killing 38,000 Americans in the first six months of 2023 alone.

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