Wichita man gets 25 years for role in drug trafficking ring

A 10th and final person involved in a drug trafficking ring in Wichita has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.

Marshall J. Green, 46, of Wichita was previously convicted on eight counts related to a fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy, according to the news release.

Included among the counts were conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and meth, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.

The ring, the government said, was headed up by Calvin L. Williams Jr. of Wichita. In 2022, federal agents and members of the Wichita Police Department linked the ring to two homes in Wichita that were used to store and distribute fentanyl and meth.

After executing search warrants at one of the homes, agents found more than 24 kilograms of fentanyl, more than 32 kilograms of methamphetamine, and multiple firearms.

A search of the second location yielded pill presses, multiple pounds of binding powders used to manufacture pharmaceutical-type pills, dye stamps to imprint pills, pure fentanyl powder and more than six kilograms of finished pills later determined to contain fentanyl.

Williams pleaded guilty to one count of drug conspiracy and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Also convicted in connection with this case were these Wichita residents:

Harold E. Hawkins Jr, 56; Devon M. Love, 25; Martin A. Marshall, 25; Larry D. Triplett III, 26; Chazare R. Oliver Jr, 23; Shantwon M. Hervey, 30; Hannah R. English, 27; and Janelle L. Bell, 28.

“The conclusion of this case finalizes the disruption of a significant drug trafficking ring,” said U.S Attorney Ryan Kriegshauser in the news release. “Unfortunately, there is more work to do preventing this poison from infecting our communities and keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous criminals involved in illegal activity.”

Officials said the supplies located by the authorities were enough to put millions of additional fentanyl tablets on the street.