A federal grand jury in Wichita returned three related indictments charging a total of 12 people following a large scale law enforcement investigation into an alleged drug trafficking ring.
33-year-old Rafael Turner, a former Wichita resident now of Phoenix, Arizona, is charged with one count of distribution of fentanyl, two counts of attempted distribution of fentanyl, two counts of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, and four counts of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
Turner was also indicted on 24 counts of use of a telephone to facilitate drug trafficking, one count of maintaining a drug premises, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit fraud in relation to identification documents, and six counts of money laundering.
33-year-old Andrea Bohanon, of Wichita, is charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, one count of maintaining a drug premises, and six counts of money laundering.
33-year-old Antwain Gails, of Wichita, is charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, nine counts of use of a telephone to facilitate drug trafficking, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit fraud in relation to identification documents.
55-year-old Antonio Turner, of Wichita, is charged with one count of distribution of fentanyl, one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, and nine counts of use of a telephone to facilitate drug trafficking,
30-year-old Wayne Turner, of Wichita, is charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.
As part of a second indictment, 27-year-old William Parks, of Salina, was charged on one count of conspiracy to distribute and attempt to distribute fentanyl, one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and three counts of use of a telephone to facilitate drug trafficking.
29-year-old Santino Dupree, of Wichita, was indicted on one count of conspiracy to distribute and attempt to distribute fentanyl, and three counts of use of a telephone to facilitate drug trafficking.
30-year-old Tehran Wilson, of Wichita, was indicted on one count of conspiracy to distribute and attempt to distribute fentanyl, one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and one count of use of a telephone to facilitate drug trafficking.
27-year-old Justice Johnson, of Wichita, was indicted on one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
In a third indictment, a federal grand jury charged 21-year-old Kayla Dean, of Southfield, Michigan, 34-year-old Isaiah Gails, of Wichita, and 42-year-old Marquez Gails, of Wichita on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit fraud in relation to identification documents. Dean was also indicted on six counts of money laundering, and Isaiah Gails was also indicted on one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
The FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, Wichita Police Department, Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office, IRS-Criminal Investigation, and U.S. Postal Inspection Service are investigating the case.
