RICHMOND, Va. — A Chesapeake man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for distributing counterfeit Oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl that caused the fatal overdose of a minor, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
Izayah Dural, 23, sold two fentanyl-laced pills to a teen identified in court documents as C.W. on June 2, 2024. C.W. used part of one pill and died shortly after from acute fentanyl toxicity.
According to investigators, Dural was a consistent supplier of fentanyl pills to C.W. and several of his high school friends. He was arrested nine days after the fatal overdose following a hand-to-hand drug transaction observed in a Norfolk convenience store parking lot. At the time, Dural was carrying 80 more counterfeit Oxycodone pills.
A search of his residence uncovered additional fentanyl pills, a handgun with an extended magazine, and $7,870 in cash.
“This case makes one thing clear—you are on notice,” said U.S. Attorney Erik S. Siebert. “His reckless pursuit of money to fuel his own consumption cut short the life of a young person.”
DEA Special Agent in Charge Ibrar A. Mian said the quantity of fentanyl pills found on Dural could have potentially killed 40 people.
Dural pleaded guilty to distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, a federal offense carrying a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years.
