Drug lord from Detroit sentenced to prison for smuggling drugs into Hawaii

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A 42-year-old Detroit man was sentenced to prison Monday for smuggling drugs into Hawaii as part of a drug trafficking operation from 2019 to 2021.
Gabriel Antone Eberhardt was sentenced to 30 years in prison. He also gets five years of supervised release.
Eberhardt pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl, heroin, and meth that he had mailed from Philadelphia and Los Angeles.
He also admitted to shooting someone during a drug deal in 2019.
According to court records, Eberhardt — also known as “Stacks” — co-led a drug trafficking organization in Honolulu from October 2019 to June 30, 2021 that distributed fentanyl in mixtures with heroin and in counterfeit oxycodone tablets.
Undercover agents busted Eberhardt after making dozens of drug deals through his crime ring.
Law enforcement agents seized 6.5 kilograms of fentanyl, 6.4 kilograms of heroin, 2.8 kilograms of methamphetamine, seven firearms, including assault rifles and semi-automatic pistols, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, a vehicle, and more than $250,000 in cash drug proceeds.
Ten associates of Eberhardt were also prosecuted with five awaiting their sentences.
The following conspirators were prosecuted in the District of Hawaii:
Multiple agencies were involved in the drug bust, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the United States Postal Inspection Service, and the Honolulu Police Department.
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