Kelvin Sanker Jr., a 42-year-old resident of Washington D.C., has been sentenced to 65 months in federal prison for his involvement in a significant fentanyl and PCP trafficking operation within the city. The sentencing was announced by U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin, Jr., alongside FBI Special Agent Sean Ryan from the Washington Field Office Criminal and Cyber Division.
Sanker entered a guilty plea on October 22, 2024, before U.S. District Court Judge Dabney L. Friedrich to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute Phencyclidine (PCP). Between August 2023 and February 2024, Sanker played a role in preparing, storing, and selling approximately two kilograms of PCP to undercover officers as part of a four-member conspiracy. In addition to his prison sentence, Judge Friedrich ordered Sanker to serve five years of supervised release.
Court documents reveal that Sanker was responsible for supplying PCP for at least seven sales to undercover officers. He stored the drug at his residence shared with his elderly mother in Washington D.C., packaging it in water or juice bottles for distribution through co-conspirators.
On March 6, 2024, search warrants were executed by FBI and DEA agents on five residences linked to the conspiracy, including Sanker's home. Authorities discovered approximately one pound of marijuana, $1,000 in cash, body armor, a Glock gun box with empty magazines including an extended magazine. In Sanker's backyard were trace amounts of PCP found in a paint can along with materials used for drug preparation such as starter fluid cans and plastic funnels.
Sanker's arrest occurred on April 17, 2024; he has remained in custody since then.
Co-conspirator Jamar Bennett received a sentence of 121 months on January 15, 2025, for conspiracy involving over one kilogram of PCP and firearm possession as a felon. Another co-defendant Lamont M. Langston pleaded guilty on December 19, 2024; his sentencing is pending while Norman Morris awaits trial.
This investigation is part of the Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Washington Area Group Initiative aimed at dismantling drug trafficking organizations and addressing emerging drug trends.
The case is being investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam Stempel along with Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter V. Roman from the Violence Reduction and Trafficking Offenses Section (VRTO).