Ricky Chambers (Wisconsin DOJ)
(WTAQ-WLUK) — A man was convicted of bringing large quantities of fentanyl pills from Arizona and selling them in Green Bay.
Ricky Q. Chambers, aka “Goldi”, 29, was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and distribution of fentanyl Tuesday. The jury needed less than 15 minutes to reach a verdict.
Evidence at trial showed Chambers frequently traveled to Phoenix, Arizona, where he purchased large quantities of fentanyl pills. Chambers then shipped the pills to various cities throughout the Midwest before distributing them in the Green Bay area. On July 25, 2024, law enforcement officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota intercepted a package sent by Chambers containing more than 55,000 fentanyl pills.
Further evidence showed that Chambers spent many thousands of dollars on luxury travel and expensive jewelry. Jurors also reviewed photographs and videos depicting Chambers flashing tens of thousands of dollars in cash. In some of those videos, agents determined that serial numbers on the bills Chambers displayed matched prerecorded currency used in controlled purchases of fentanyl from Chambers.
Testimony revealed that highly connected traffickers can purchase tens of thousands of fentanyl pills in Phoenix for as little as 50 cents per pill and then sell them in Green Bay for up to $20 per pill. An expert also testified that seven out of ten fentanyl pills tested at DEA crime laboratories contained a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl.
Chambers is one of eight defendants convicted as part of this fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. The remaining defendants charged in the case pleaded guilty. Over the course of the investigation, law enforcement seized more than 175,000 fentanyl pills linked to this drug trafficking organization.
Chambers will be sentenced on May 11, 2026. He faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison.
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