A Ringgold man admitted after being arrested to buying fentanyl in Chattanooga to dilute and sell in Catoosa County, according to a news release from the Lookout Mountain District Attorney’s Office.
James Blevins, 34, was convicted of trafficking and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl after he pleaded guilty in Catoosa County Superior Court in February.
Blevins said he would buy about 1 ounce of the drug in Chattanooga, bring it back to Catoosa County and “cut it,” producing 2 ounces of pressed fentanyl, which he would sell for $100 a gram, according to the release.
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A search warrant executed at Blevins’ home produced 60 grams of fentanyl, a pill press and over $10,000 in cash, the release said.