FORT MYERS, Fla. – A Fort Myers man has been sentenced to five years and five months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Fort Myers.
Nicholas Smith, 45, of Fort Myers, was found guilty following a bench trial on Aug. 21, 2024.
According to court documents, on Sept. 5, 2023, officers with the Fort Myers Police Department stopped Smith for multiple traffic infractions near Winkler Avenue and Fowler Street in Fort Myers. During a subsequent search of Smith, officers retrieved a large plastic bag containing 11 smaller bags of a pink powdery substance that later tested positive for para-Fluorofentanyl and fentanyl, weighing 9.55 grams.
This case was investigated by HSI Tampa and the Fort Myers Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick L. Darcey.
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