GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Michigan, Western), published as received.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Timothy VerHey today announced that Lunden Lamon Walker, 40, of Kalamazoo was sentenced to 18 years in prison for trafficking in methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl while also possessing multiple firearms in furtherance of his drug dealing. During sentencing, Chief U.S. District Judge Hala Y. Jarbou emphasized Walker’s “flagrant disrespect for the law.”
In 2025, Walker sold fentanyl on five separate occasions before investigators executed search warrants at multiple residences where he sometimes stayed. In Walker’s car, they found more than 1.5 kilograms of pure methamphetamine. At the Kalamazoo home where Walker’s children were staying, investigators found two safes to which Walker provided the combination. Inside one safe, police found fentanyl, cocaine, more methamphetamine, two guns, ammunition, and other hallmarks of the drug trafficking trade, including baggies and a digital scale. They found a third gun inside the other safe. The following photographs show only some of the evidence recovered:
“Walker was a large-scale drug trafficker whose crimes ravaged a community that has already been deeply affected by drug and gun violence,” said United States Attorney Timothy VerHey. “My office is committed to working with our state and local partners to take these dangerous criminals off the street and help bring safety and stability to our communities.”
“Criminals who make the choice to profit from poisoning our communities and use deadly weapons as part of their criminality, create an even greater threat to this country. This sentence is a reflection of the seriousness of those actions. We are committed to safeguarding American lives by targeting these individuals and organizations and ensuring that west Michigan communities remain safe places to live, work, attend school and raise families.” said DEA Detroit Division Special Agent in Charge Joseph O. Dixon.
“The success of this investigation is a testament to the strength of collaboration between the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team, DEA, and ATF. By combining local proactive investigative efforts with federal resources, this partnership dismantled a major drug trafficking operation and secured the successful prosecution of a large-scale drug dealer, resulting in a lengthy prison sentence. Together, we remain committed to holding those who poison our communities and illegally possess firearms accountable and making our neighborhoods safer.”
The Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team (KVET), a division of the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety, along with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigated this case, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie Carowan prosecuted it on behalf of the United States.
