Dutch man sentenced to 20 years in U.S. for trying to sell fentanyl to undercover cop
A court in the U.S state of Montana sentenced a 40-year-old Dutchman to 20 years in prison for drug trafficking and money laundering. The Dutchman was arrested in 2024 when he tried to sell 2 kilograms of the powerful painkiller fentanyl to an undercover cop, RTL Nieuws reports.
The Dutchman, Gerard Nigel P., was one of 14 suspects arrested in this case. He was allegedly part of a gang that had been under police surveillance for some time.
According to the local authorities, the gang allegedly smuggled over 300,000 fentanyl pills and laundered large amounts of money.
P. was charged with transporting fentanyl from Arizona to Texas, Montana, and Washington. The Dutchman is also held responsible for distributing the drugs in Montana to local dealers. He pleaded guilty in October.
Fentanyl is a highly addictive, powerful painkiller typically only prescribed under supervision after surgery and to manage acute pain or cancer. Nearly 50,000 people in the United States died in 2024 from an overdose of fentanyl or similar drugs.
