Cornhusker State News

Larry D. Moss, a 22-year-old resident of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced in federal court on July 23, 2025, for distributing a fentanyl analogue. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher handed down a sentence of 125 months in prison to be served consecutively to the state sentence Moss is currently serving at the state penitentiary. There is no parole in the federal system. Upon completion of his prison term, Moss will serve five years of supervised release.

The case began on September 13, 2023, when special agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) received information from a confidential source that Moss and co-conspirator Craig Ruffin had obtained approximately 1,500 fentanyl pills. Agents arranged a controlled purchase in which Moss sold about 200 ‘M30’ fentanyl pills containing fentanyl analogue for $2,000 at his Omaha residence.

Further investigation led to an incident on March 27, 2024, when Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) task force officers identified a suspicious package sent from Laveen, Arizona to a Bellevue residence. After executing a search warrant on the package and discovering roughly 2,000 ‘M30’ fentanyl pills inside, officers delivered it to the intended address. Moss collected the package and attempted to evade law enforcement by driving onto a sidewalk and through a construction site before escaping; he discarded the package during his flight. Officers also recovered a Sig Sauer P250 handgun along his escape route.

United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods stated: "This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results."

The investigation involved multiple agencies including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), as well as local police departments from Omaha and Bellevue.