United States Drug Enforcement Administration

DALLAS, TX - A Dallas man was convicted today of distributing fentanyl. 

Following a three-day trial and roughly five hours of deliberation, the jury convicted Joshua Burton, 30, on Friday, June 18, 2026, of conspiring with others to distribute fentanyl and personally distributing fentanyl in Northern District of Texas.

“This verdict should send a clear message to drug dealers that we will dismantle any effort to peddle deadly fentanyl in our community,” said U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould.  “I want to thank our law enforcement partners for their dedicated collaboration in taking thousands of fentanyl pills off the streets of Dallas”

According to evidence presented at trial, law enforcement seized approximately 17,000 fentanyl pills from Burton in a single week.  Evidence also showed Burton had been distributing fentanyl for approximately three years, and his phone showed a history of narcotics distribution in the area.

Burton is set for sentencing on October 7, 2026, before United States District Judge Ed Kinkeade, who presided over the trial.  Burton faces up to life in federal prison.

The Texas Department of Public Safety, Drug Enforcement Administration Dallas Field Division, and Garland Police Department conducted the investigation.  Assistant U.S. Attorneys Abby Policastro and Marissa Aulbaugh are prosecuted the case.