Court Jails Adegboruwa, Accomplice 40 Years For Drug Trafficking

Adegboruwa received a 30-year prison sentence and was also ordered to serve life on supervised release, in addition to forfeiting over $20 million—a sum that ranks among the largest forfeitures in the history of the District of Utah’s U.S. Attorney’s Office.

This forfeiture is intended to hold Adegboruwa financially accountable for his crimes.

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The sentencing, handed down by U.S. District Court Judge Jill N. Parish, follows a jury’s May 2024 verdict that found Adegboruwa and Isong guilty of multiple federal charges, including conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and money laundering.

Isong was sentenced on October 23, 2024, to 10 years in prison, along with three years of supervised release.

Court documents and evidence presented during the trial revealed that, from October 2016 to May 2019, Adegboruwa sold more than 300,000 oxycodone pills through dark web marketplaces to customers across the U.S.

The jury concluded that Adegboruwa ran a continuing criminal enterprise that generated approximately $9.1 million in drug profits.

Adegboruwa was found to be the leader of the operation, overseeing various members who handled tasks such as sourcing high-quality pills, packaging, and shipping them to customers.

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Additionally, Adegboruwa controlled sales on dark web platforms and managed the financial accounts, including cryptocurrency accounts that facilitated the enterprise’s revenue.

He admitted to initiating the illegal online drug operation himself.