A Manassas resident has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for drug trafficking and firearms offenses. Jeffrey Martinez, 21, was convicted of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
According to court records, law enforcement searched Martinez’s home on January 30, 2024. During the search, officers found over 49,000 fentanyl pills marked “M-30” to resemble Oxycodone. The total weight of the pills was more than six kilograms. Authorities also discovered nearly $5,000 in cash, over two kilograms of marijuana, more than 100 grams of cocaine, drug paraphernalia including a scale, and four firearms.
“By trafficking tens of thousands of deadly fentanyl pills into Northern Virginia communities while unlawfully possessing firearms, Jeffrey Martinez put our citizens at grave risk,” said Lindsey Halligan, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. “This substantial sentence underscores the seriousness of such crimes and the consequences of endangering our community. We remain steadfast in our commitment to eradicating the threat posed by armed drug traffickers.”
On the same day as the search, law enforcement stopped a vehicle carrying Martinez and arrested him. Officers recovered an additional $1,600 in cash from Martinez and his vehicle along with a handgun and approximately 1,200 more fentanyl pills labeled “M-30.”
The sentencing was announced by U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan and Anthony A. Spotswood, Special Agent in Charge at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Washington Field Division after proceedings before U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Daniel Amzallag and Ryan Bredemeier handled prosecution for the case.
Further details about this case can be found on the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia website, as well as through related court documents available via the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or PACER by searching Case No. 1:25-cr-248.