Formerly commuted fentanyl dealer arrested again on new drug distribution charges

Walter Lee Muhammad, 46, who had his ten-year fentanyl sentence commuted by President Biden in December 2024, faced a federal court in Georgia on Thursday for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. Prosecutors detailed that DEA agents stopped his BMW in Guilford County, North Carolina, on Aug. 5, finding 29 kilograms of suspected cocaine, and later seized his Atlanta residence, uncovering seven kilograms of suspected heroin and two kilograms of suspected fentanyl.

A federal complaint was filed on Aug. 13, and Muhammad was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Service. He is expected to return to the Northern District of Georgia for further proceedings. Muhammad previously received convictions for cocaine conspiracy in 1999 and marijuana conspiracy in 2010.