Pittsburgh Resident Sentenced for Conspiring with Others to Distribute Fentanyl

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced by a federal District Court Judge for her role in conspiring with others to distribute fentanyl, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today.

The defendant, Stephane Harrilla, had earlier entered a plea of guilty to a one count Indictment charging her with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute a quantity of the drug Fentanyl. According to the facts presented to the Court at the time of her guilty plea Harrilla admitted receiving a package in the United States Mail which was found to contain counterfeit Oxycodone “M-30” fentanyl tablets. The evidence showed that Harrilla was paid $200 by another individual to receive the package and was obligated to pass that parcel on to that person.

Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand in sentencing Harrilla noted that she had no previous criminal convictions and was a minor participant in the drug distribution activity. Judge Weigand imposed a sentence of three years probation, including a period of 180 days of home detention with electronic location monitoring. Harrilla was also required to pay a $100 Special Assessment.

The matter was investigated by the Pittsburgh Office of the United States Postal Inspection Service.