Fentanyl Pill Distribution Leads To Sentence For Alexandria Man

ALEXANDRIA, VA — An Alexandria man was sentenced to prison Friday for his role in distributing thousands of pills containing fentanyl.

Alpha Amin Kamara, 25, was part of a distribution of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl in Northern Virginia from May 2022 to late June 2022, according to prosecutors. Kamara had been released from prison and on house arrest when he joined the conspiracy, distributing the pills to customers in Northern Virginia. The pills were obtained through the U.S. Postal Service from sources in Arizona and Washington state.

Fentanyl is considered a highly potent opioid and can be fatal in small doses. It may be mixed into other drugs, including counterfeit pills.

Kamara was arrested on June 26, 2022 when driving a stolen vehicle on Interstate 95. Virginia State Police had attempted to stop the vehicle around 2:56 a.m. near Exit 163 in Lorton when learning the vehicle license plate was reported stolen in Maryland. Prosecutors say the pursuit on I-95 topped 140 mph. The vehicle ran off I-95 on the right side near Occoquan Road, struck the guardrail and crashed into a ditch.

Kamara reportedly fled on foot but was arrested a short distance from the crash scene. Police seized over 18,000 fentanyl pills from the vehicle, according to prosecutors.

Kamara was sentenced to 135 months in prison.