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Texas Tech Professor and Two Others Charged in Federal Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy
Daniel Taylor and two others face federal charges for conspiring to distribute fentanyl branded as 'Pink Flamingo' and 'Ghost' in Lubbock, Texas, with an overdose linked to their supply.
- Federal authorities charged Daniel Taylor and two Lubbock women this week; Taylor, 50, was an assistant professor at Texas Tech’s Rawls College of Business and is no longer employed.
- On January 12, 2026, investigators observed Red-Eagle enter and exit Taylor's vehicle at a Lubbock convenience store before a male passenger overdosed on suspected fentanyl, with Narcan and EMS responding.
- Searches of vehicles and Taylor's home found Pink Flamingo and Ghost packaging, three pink baggies of fentanyl, methamphetamine, fentanyl pills, and residue.
- All three defendants appeared in federal court in Lubbock and remain in custody, with Daniel Taylor held on a $25,000 bond for a state possession charge while Assistant United States Attorney Stephen Rancourt prosecutes the federal case.
- The investigation was a joint operation of federal, state and local agencies including the Texas Anti-Gang Center and Caprock HIDTA, with DEA Dallas Field Division calling this the first educator trafficking case in North Texas in the past year.
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Texas Tech professor charged in fentanyl distribution conspiracy
LUBBOCK, Texas — A Texas Tech University professor and two others have been federally charged in connection with a fentanyl distribution conspiracy, according to the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.
Texas Tech professor and two others charged in federal fentanyl distribution conspiracy
A Texas Tech University professor and two others have been federally charged in an alleged fentanyl distribution conspiracy, according to a criminal complaint filed this week.
Texas Tech professor among three charged in fentanyl case
The above video shows the top local headlines for the morning of February 20, 2026. LUBBOCK, Texas-- A Texas Tech University marketing and supply chain management professor and two others were federally charged for their roles in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy, according to the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Ryan Raybould. [...]
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