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Suffolk man pleads guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl

Glenn Murphy, of Suffolk, sold a total of three ounces of heroin to the Portsmouth Police during an undercover operation, according to court documents. He pleaded guilty Wednesday to possession with intent to distribute Fentanyl.
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NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC) — A Suffolk man pleaded guilty Wednesday to possession with intent to distribute Fentanyl, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia G. Zachary Terwilliger said.

Glenn Murphy, 38, sold a total of three ounces of heroin to the Portsmouth Police during an undercover operation, according to court documents.

Following an attempt to sell heroin to the police, Murphy was placed under arrest and searched.

Police found four baggies containing various drugs, including two baggies containing 78 grams of Fentanyl, one baggie containing 12 grams of a Fentanyl derivative, and one baggie containing 28 grams of cocaine, Terwilliger said in a news release.

Murphy pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute Fentanyl, and faces a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison and a maximum penalty of 40 years in prison when sentenced on Feb. 12, 2019.

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