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Austin fentanyl dealer sentenced to more than 18 years in federal prison
Summary by The Austin Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Ethan Love , as published by KXAN-NBC
· July 22, 2026
· 1 min read
An Austin man was sentenced to 220 months in federal prison after admitting to trafficking fentanyl and possessing firearms, including after investigators linked him to a fatal overdose.
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