A Dallas man has been charged with a federal drug trafficking violation related to the deaths of two women in the Eastern District of Texas, U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs announced.
Durran Allistair Walker, 46, was indicted by a federal grand jury on August 15, 2024, for the distribution of nitazene, a synthetic opioid, resulting in death. Walker made his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Bill Davis on September 16, 2024.
The indictment alleges that in January 2024, Walker sold pills to two young women from The Colony, Texas, who overdosed and died from the drugs. Nitazenes, a new synthetic opioid, are reported to be up to 40 times stronger than fentanyl. These deaths mark the first known nitazene overdoses in the area. A search of Walker’s residence during his arrest led to the seizure of additional pills.
Walker faces a maximum sentence of life in federal prison if convicted.
The investigation is being conducted by The Colony Police Department, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Lesley Brooks.
A federal indictment is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
