Arizona drug dealer sentenced to 6.5 years in prison

An Arizona man was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for drug dealing and for illegally possessing a gun.

Apr 16, 2025, 1:06 PM Updated: 1:13 pm

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PHOENIX — An Arizona man was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for drug dealing and for illegally possessing a gun.

Ke Andre Montez Gant was sentenced to 6.5 years for attempting to sell narcotic drugs and illegally conducting an enterprise. Additionally, he was sentenced to 4.5 years for a charge of weapons misconduct as a prohibited possessor.

Both sentences will be served concurrently, according to a Wednesday release from the Arizona Attorney General’s Office. He was sentenced on April 7 at the Pima County Superior Court.

Details of Arizona drug dealer prison sentence

Between May and September 2023, Gant illegally sold methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl. He worked for and was associated with an enterprise that was involved in organized criminal activities.

In September 2023, Gant attempted to sell fentanyl pills and methamphetamine. He was also in possession of psilocybin mushrooms. Gant, a convicted felon whose gun rights were not restored, was also in possession of a firearm.

A court ordered Gant to pay $4,450 to the state’s Anti-Racketeering Revolving Fund, which goes toward drug education and substance abuse programs.

“The Attorney General’s office is making Arizona safer by busting one fentanyl dealer after another,” Attorney General Kris Mayes said in the release. “My office continues to work in lockstep with local law enforcement to put an end to the scourge of fentanyl that’s infiltrated every Arizona community. Drug dealers and the cartels should be thinking twice before operating in my jurisdiction.”