Grand Forks inmate sentenced 12 years for smuggling fentanyl in jail causing overdoses

Jeremie Castoreno, a Grand Forks man, was sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to distributing fentanyl inside the Grand Forks County Correctional Center, where two inmates overdosed from drugs he smuggled hidden in his court paperwork. The overdose incident occurred on December 2, 2024, prompting intervention by the Grand Forks Narcotics Task Force and hospital transport for the affected inmates. Castoreno had been booked into the jail shortly before the incident and was identified by video surveillance and inmate testimony as the source of the fentanyl. Separately, Dan Snyder of Spearfish, South Dakota, was sentenced to 12 years in state prison for distributing fentanyl that resulted in another man's death, along with additional sentences for related offenses. Another Grand Forks man, Allen Timothy Dunn, received a 20-year sentence for sexual contact with a minor, following a guilty plea and probation conditions including no contact with the victim and sex offender registration. These cases highlight ongoing legal actions addressing drug distribution and sexual offenses in the region.