Fentanyl Trafficker Gets 15‑Year Federal SentenceRALEIGH, N.C. – A federal judge sentenced Keavin Jawahn Thompson, age 42, to 15 and a half years in federal prison for selling large quantities of fentanyl throughout the Eastern District of North Carolina. “This Big Shark Bad Boy drug pusher will no longer sling poison that ruins so many lives of Eastern North Carolinians,” said U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle. Thompson was identified in early 2020 as a large‑scale fentanyl trafficker operating across eastern North Carolina. “Through close collaboration with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office, the Fayetteville Police Department, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office, HSI is unwavering in its commitment to pursue those who threaten the safety of our communities with illicit narcotics.” The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Homeland Security Investigations, Robeson County Sheriff’s Office, Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, and Fayetteville Police Department investigated the case.