Dallas man charged with federal drug trafficking violation resulting in death in the Eastern District of Texas

PLANO, Texas - A Dallas man has been charged with a federal drug trafficking violation related to the death of two women in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs.

Durran Allistair Walker, 46, was named in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury on August 15, 2024, in the Eastern District of Texas. The indictment charges Walker with the distribution of nitazene, a synthetic opioid, resulting in death. Walker made his initial appearance on September 16, 2024, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Bill Davis.

According to the indictment, in January of 2024, Walker is alleged to have sold pills to two young women from The Colony, Texas, who overdosed and died from the drugs. Nitazenes are a new type of synthetic opioid which can be up to 40 times stronger than fentanyl. These deaths are the first known nitazene overdoses in this area. A search of Walker's residence at the time of his arrest led to the seizure of additional pills.

If convicted, Walker faces up to life in federal prison.

This case is being investigated by the 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.

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