Man pleads guilty of selling drugs in Lorain, Akron | Lorain County

A 40-year-old Akron man has admitted to leading a conspiracy to bring large amounts of fentanyl and carfentanil into the United States from China, then selling the drugs in Lorain and Akron, then laundering the profits, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Ohio.

Donte L. Gibson is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 23 in federal court, according to court documents.

Gibson pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and carfentanil and conspiracy to launder money.

This took place between May 2016 and February 2018, according to court documents.

Donte and Audrey Gibson purchased fentanyl and carfentanil from China over the internet, and had the drugs shipped to locations in the Akron-Canton area through the U.S. Postal Service.

They directed others to open post office boxes throughout the area, and Audrey Gibson retained control of all the post office box keys, according to court documents.

Co-conspirators picked up the packages containing fentanyl and carfentanil at the P.O. boxes and brought the packages to the Gibsons’ home on Popham Street.

Donte Gibson cut the drugs with other white powder, turning 70 or 80 grams of pure fentanyl or carfentanil into 7 kilograms of saleable product, according to court documents.

The Gibsons then distributed the drugs to others for sale in Lorain and Akron.

The Gibsons used various residences and storage units to store the drugs and cash.

They stored the drugs at their home on Popham Street, according to court documents.