Texas Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Selling Fentanyl in the Eastern Panhandle

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Quintel N. Owens, age 39, of Katy, Texas, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for selling fentanyl in the Eastern Panhandle.

The US Attorney’s office says Owens sold more than 780 grams of fentanyl in Berkeley County over a period of several months.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Omps-Botteicher prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

The Eastern Panhandle Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided.