SEATTLE, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Field Office issued the following press release
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A former Anchorage defense attorney was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in prison for possessing fentanyl and methamphetamine with the intent to distribute the drugs in Alaska.
According to court documents, Justin Facey, 46, facilitated a drug trafficking organization run by a California prisoner, Heraclio Sanchez-Rodriguez, who was indicted on federal drug trafficking and murder charges in October 2023. To date, over 60 defendants have been charged in connection with the Sanchez-Rodriguez drug trafficking organization.
Facey continued to engage in drug trafficking after the indict...