PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man who used two teenagers to help sell fentanyl was sentenced to more than three years in prison on Tuesday.
Olaf Lamont Johnson, 57, was convicted of multiple drug trafficking charges after he enlisted the help of a 16-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl to sell the drugs last year, the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office said.
The conviction comes after an investigation was conducted by the Portland Police Bureau back in 2024, culminating in detectives arranging for a purchase of fentanyl near Cascade Station.
"In late January of 2024, a Portland Police detective used the cell phone of a person who had overdosed and died to contact a fentanyl dealer. An agreement was reached to purchase the drug at Cascade Station. Once there, the police buyer receiv