A judge says a Dallas man dealt a staggering amount of fentanyl in North Texas, and now that man will be spending the next 20 years behind bars.
Court records show 48-year-old Terrill Antwan Ray pleaded guilty in April 2023 to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance.
The judge who presided over Ray's sentencing called the amount of drugs in the case staggering and gave him 20 years. Ray admitted to selling more than 142,000 counterfeit pills.
Authorities said they also seized a capping machine, hundreds of empty plastic pill bottles, more than $11,000 in cash, and two guns.
“Today’s sentencing of Terrill Ray exemplifies the commitment of DEA Dallas and our numerous law enforcement partners to relentlessly pursue those who distribute illicit fentanyl,” said DEA Dallas Special Agent in Charge, Eduardo A. Chávez. “Mr. Ray is being held accountable for the poison that found its way into our community by his hand and the tens of thousands of pills that could have found their way into our love ones’ hands. DEA Dallas remains relentless in our efforts to rid illicit fentanyl from the streets of Dallas, while equally supporting and standing firm with those family members and friends affected by the grip of illicit substance abuse.”
The Drug Enforcement Administration's Dallas Division and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Dallas Field Office conducted the investigation with the assistance of the Dallas Police Department, DeSoto Police Department and Cedar Hill Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Linda Requénez and Abe McGlothin (fmr) prosecuted the case.
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