Fentanyl, Meth Supplier Sentenced After Manassas Undercover Cop Bust

MANASSAS, VA — A man was sentenced Wednesday for a drug dealing scheme in which an undercover cop coordinated drug shipments to Manassas.

Prosecutors say Sean Michael Johnson, 26, of Oregon, is a long-time narcotics supplier in the U.S. and sold thousands of fentanyl pills to a person in Virginia since at least May 2020. After an undercover cop contacted Johnson to determine his fentanyl supply, Johnson arranged for 2,000 fentanyl pills to be sent by mail from California to Manassas. The undercover cop arranged another sale in February 2023 for 5,000 fentanyl pills and one pound of meth sent by mail to Manassas. That meth tested at around a 100 percent purity rate.

Two more mail shipments to Manassas were arranged, each containing 5,000 fentanyl pills and 10 pounds of meth. The undercover cop tried to negotiate for 25,000 fentanyl pills, 20 pounds of meth and kilogram of fentanyl powder with Johnson's supplier in California. The deal went through, except only three-quarters of the fentanyl powder was provided. A final deal in with Johnson's supplier in California with 100 pounds of meth led to the arrests of Johnson and the supplier on Dec. 6, 2023.

Overall, prosecutors say Johnson distributed 63.1 kilograms of meth, 4.4 kilograms of fentanyl pills, and 800 grams of fentanyl powder in the six undercover cop purchases.

Johnson pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute massive amounts of both fentanyl and methamphetamine on Feb. 29. On Wednesday, he was sentenced to eight years and six months in prison.