Tampa man sentenced to over 20 years in prison for drug trafficking and weapons offenses

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TAMPA, Fla. – A Tampa man has been sentenced to more than 20 years in a federal prison for drug trafficking and weapons possession, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Mitchell Wilson, 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber to 20 years and 8 months in prison for possession of methamphetamine and fentanyl with the intent to resell, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking and possession of a firearm as a convicted felon.

Wilson, who pleaded guilty on November 22, 2023, will receive a Smith & Wesson Model M&P Shield 9mm pistol and ammunition as part of sentencing. According to court records, Wilson was a major drug trafficker in the Middle District of Florida who was involved in drug trafficking and firearms possession.

Wilson was arrested in September 2022 after selling fentanyl to a confidential source. Three days later, law enforcement seized 97 grams of pure methamphetamine, 36 grams of a fentanyl-cocaine mixture, and a loaded firearm from a backpack he was carrying from a hotel room to his car.