Birmingham Man Charged with Fentanyl Distribution

0:00A Birmingham man named Kenneth Harris is now hit with state and federal charges for dealing fentanyl after cops found 200 grams of it stashed in the wheel of a busted car on his property. Investigators have been watching him for months, suspecting he was moving big quantities around Birmingham and beyond, so they sin in a confidential source who bought fentanyl from him twice. Since in December 2025, and again, in January 2026, that led to a search warrant on January 16th at his place on Fulton Avenue, Southwest, where they also grabbed a handgun, seven mobile phones, and, some scales, all pointing to series distribution. Harris faces Alabama charges like trafficking the drug, possessing paraphernalia, and being forbidden from having a pistol he's been locked up in. Jefferson County Jail since January. Federal court jumped in on April 2nd with a complaint for possession intending to distribute over 40 grams, and even after his state bond got lowered. Officials worry he's a flight risk, so the case keeps rolling with eyes on him staying

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