He mailed over 100,000 fentanyl pills. Now he faces over 3 years in prison
A 34-year-old man from Puyallup was sentenced Thursday to 42 months in prison for leading a dark web market selling fentanyl pills labeled as legitimate medication, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release.
Both Trevor Stephen Haahr and his co-conspirator, 35-year-old Kaeli Arielle Albert from Orting, pled guilty last year to a charge of conspiracy to distributed controlled substances. Haahr pled guilty to an additional charge of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute.
Haahr distributed over 100,000 fentanyl pills through a Puyallup storage unit he used as a parcel packaging center, the release said.
Law enforcement began an investigation into dark web fentanyl trafficking in 2023, according to statements in the plea agreements.
After testing dark web pills labeled as M30 oxycodone, investigators realized they were fentanyl pills traced back to Haahr.
Using a search warrant in March 2024, law enforcement found drug proceeds, fentanyl pills and shipping supplies in his truck and storage locker. Officials also seized approximately $50,000 worth of bitcoin.
When asking for a 5-year prison sentence, prosecutors highlighted the uptick in King County fentanyl overdoses during the time Haahr was distributing pills.
“By distributing more than 100,000 fentanyl laced pills, Mr. Haahr and his co-conspirators were spreading dangerous and highly addictive drugs into our communities,” said Jonathan Dean, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Seattle field office. “The FBI and our partners will continue to pursue drug traffickers and hold them accountable, including those who might think they are hiding on the dark web.”
