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Springfield drug search leads to 15-year prison sentence

6 days ago in Crime, IL State News, Local

Springfield drug search leads to 15-year prison sentence

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) – A Springfield man was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison for possessing methamphetamine and fentanyl with intent to distribute.

Police found 263 grams of meth and 166 grams of suspected heroin at 31-year-old Christopher Robinson’s home while executing a search warrant. The Department of Justice said that the suspected heroin tested positive for fentanyl.

Robinson was indicted in June 2024 and pleaded guilty in June 2026.

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Illinois State Police and Jacksonville Police Department.

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