Turns out running an online business in Lubbock isn’t always a great idea—especially when your “product” line includes fentanyl, meth, and firearms. Gerardo Sanchez, a local entrepreneur of the “Breaking Bad meets Facebook Marketplace” variety, just got sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for dealing a thousand fentanyl pills to a DEA informant.
According to court documents, Sanchez was out here hustling in the fall of 2024, using social media to advertise his not-so-legal wares. The DEA caught wind, set up a controlled buy, and—shockingly—the guy who openly posted his crimes online turned out to be guilty. Agents nabbed him with over 100 grams of fentanyl, plus a grab bag of meth and guns.
So now Sanchez has a new address courtesy of the federal government, all because he decided to sell death pills through DMs. It’s the kind of story that makes you wonder: did he skip all those “Don’t post illegal stuff online” PSAs, or did Lubbock’s Wi-Fi lag just delay the message?
In a city where half the population sells stuff on Facebook Marketplace, maybe the DEA should just start scrolling the “Local Deals” tab.
