EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) – Two Evansville men, Ethan Parker, 31, and Joshua Harvey, 33, have been sentenced for their roles in a fentanyl drug trafficking operation, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana.
Parker and Harvey manufactured counterfeit fentanyl-laced pills using a pill press, distributing them in Evansville, Indiana, and Henderson, Kentucky.
Parker was sentenced to 4 years in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release, after pleading guilty to possession and distribution of a tableting machine.
Harvey received a 92-month federal prison sentence, followed by five years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.
Between January and April 2022, the duo manufactured and sold over 40 grams of fentanyl-laced pills. Harvey sold pills on multiple occasions in February and March 2022, and on April 4, 2022, was found with 31.9 grams of fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills intended for distribution. Parker was caught the same day with a pill press and imprinting dies used to manufacture fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl.
Both men will serve their federal sentences as part of ongoing efforts to combat fentanyl-related crimes in Indiana.
