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Kingsport man accused of selling fentanyl

During the course of the investigation, Timothy A. Mullins, 62, was identified as the individual responsible for distributing the fentanyl, according to the TBI.
Timothy Mullins

A Kingsport man has been indicted on several charges related to the distribution of fentanyl.

TBI Special Agents with the Drug Investigation Division, along with detectives from the Kingsport Police Department and the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, began investigating a series of fentanyl overdoses in July.

During the course of the investigation, Timothy A. Mullins, 62, was identified as the individual responsible for distributing the fentanyl, according to the TBI.

After he was confronted by TBI investigators, Mullins filed a report with a TBI supervisor accusing the investigating agents of committing criminal and unethical acts.

Mullins threatened to publicly report such activity unless evidence seized during the investigation was returned to him, according to a release from the TBI. Further investigation revealed that Mullins’ allegations were false and that he was attempting to protect himself and his co-conspirators by means of extortion.

The Sullivan County Grand Jury returned indictments this week that charged Mullins with one count of criminal conspiracy to possess fentanyl with the intent to sell or deliver, one count of sale of fentanyl in a drug-free zone, one count of delivery of fentanyl in a drug-free zone, one count of extortion, and one count of filing a false report.

Mullins was arrested Friday and booked into the Sullivan County Jail on a $15,000 bond.

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