Timothy Antonio Flanagan, a 38-year-old resident of Lancaster, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for his role in a drug conspiracy involving large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine. The sentencing was handed down by United States District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis.
According to investigators, Flanagan and others sold drugs that were sourced from members of a Rock Hill-based drug operation. The group acquired cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, and pills designed to resemble 30 mg Oxycodone tablets. These pills were manufactured with fentanyl at various locations in the Rock Hill and Charlotte areas. Flanagan also distributed cocaine supplied by the group.
Flanagan received a sentence of 144 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. He is required to complete an existing federal sentence on unrelated charges before starting this new term. There is no parole available in the federal system.
The case was prosecuted as part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF targets major drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations through coordinated efforts among multiple agencies. More information about OCDETF is available at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.
The investigation involved several agencies: FBI Columbia Field Office, York County Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Enforcement Unit, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Drug Enforcement Administration, IRS Criminal Investigation, Rock Hill Police Department, York County Sheriff’s Office, Richland County Sheriff’s Department, and the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Assistant U.S. Attorney William K. Witherspoon prosecuted the case.
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