SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio — A Detroit man described by prosecutors as a high-level fentanyl trafficker has been sentenced to 30 to 35.5 years in prison following a multi-year investigation that uncovered a major interstate drug trafficking operation moving fentanyl and heroin through southern Ohio.
Anton Glynn Miles, 36, of Detroit, Michigan, pleaded guilty in Scioto County Common Pleas Court to 16 felony offenses, including engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, three counts of trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound with Major Drug Offender specifications, and 12 counts of possessing criminal tools.
Under a negotiated plea agreement, Miles received an aggregate sentence of 30 to 35.5 years in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, with 18 years mandatory. Prosecutors said Miles will not be eligible for his first release until he has served at least 24 years.
According to the Scioto County Prosecutor’s Office, the investigation revealed an interstate operation based in Detroit that moved bulk quantities of fentanyl and heroin into Northern Kentucky and Huntington, West Virginia, through southern Ohio. Investigators also uncovered evidence connecting Miles to drug trafficking activity involving Indianapolis and other regional distribution hubs.
Rental vehicles used to move drugs
Prosecutors said a major part of the operation involved the use of commercial rental vehicles and car-sharing services.
Records obtained from Hertz, Avis, Enterprise, Lyft and Turo showed Miles allegedly rented vehicles in Michigan, added couriers as authorized drivers or arranged rentals under the names of co-conspirators.
Those vehicles were then used to transport narcotics across state lines, prosecutors said. The rental vehicles became the basis for 12 counts of possessing criminal tools included in the indictment.
The investigation began to unravel following a series of traffic stops by Ohio State Highway Patrol District 9 Criminal Patrol Trooper Lewis, a 20-year veteran.
Three major drug seizures
On Jan. 12, 2022, Trooper Lewis stopped a 2021 Ford Escape on State Route 823. The vehicle was being driven by a 22-year-old woman.
According to prosecutors, rental records later showed Miles had rented the vehicle in Michigan two days earlier and had added the woman as an authorized driver.
A search of the vehicle uncovered approximately 600 grams of fentanyl concealed inside a magnetic box zip-tied to the vehicle’s undercarriage near the exhaust.
Investigators determined similar drug trips had allegedly been occurring monthly — and sometimes twice a month — since at least July 2021.
On April 22, 2022, Lewis stopped a 2020 Nissan Rogue rented in Livonia, Michigan. Two women who prosecutors described as co-conspirators were inside.
After an Ohio State Highway Patrol narcotics canine alerted to the vehicle, troopers discovered approximately 405 grams of fentanyl concealed inside a bag of clothing on the rear seat.
Investigators found evidence indicating at least two additional drug trips had occurred before that seizure.
A third major seizure occurred on Aug. 15, 2022, when Lewis observed two vehicles traveling together.
One was a van driven by a Detroit Lyft driver. The other was a rental Chevrolet Suburban operated by Miles.
When Lewis attempted to stop both vehicles, prosecutors said Miles initially pulled over but then fled from the traffic stop.
Lewis pursued Miles while Trooper Anthony Day and his K9 partner searched the Lyft vehicle. Investigators recovered approximately 237 grams of narcotics concealed inside a Folgers coffee container and covered with gear grease.
According to prosecutors, the Lyft driver was being paid $500 per trip by Miles to transport drugs from Michigan. Prosecutors also said Miles called the driver during the traffic stop and instructed him to flee.
Investigators found evidence of previous trips between Detroit and Indianapolis and between Detroit and West Virginia.
Investigation continued for three years
Following the August 2022 seizure, prosecutors said Miles changed his alleged trafficking route, traveling from Detroit through Indianapolis and into Northern Kentucky.
The Scioto County Prosecutor’s Office then enlisted the assistance of the Southern Ohio Drug Task Force.
Investigators spent approximately three years gathering evidence they said established Miles’ role in the trafficking operation.
A 34-count indictment was returned in August 2025, after which Miles became a fugitive.
Southern Ohio Drug Task Force detectives tracked Miles across several states. Investigators eventually identified a 2024 Toyota Camry Miles had rented from Enterprise in Royal Oak, Michigan, and tracked his movements from Detroit to Chicago, through Indianapolis and toward Kentucky.
Arrest in Kentucky
On Nov. 2, 2025, members of the Southern Ohio Drug Task Force and Kentucky law enforcement located the rental Camry at a suspected narcotics location in Grayson, Kentucky.
Officers stopped a vehicle leaving the residence and arrested Miles and Craig Heath Horton, a local distributor, on active felony warrants.
During the arrests and subsequent search of the Grayson residence, investigators recovered a rifle. Authorities also seized the keys to Miles’ rental vehicle and more than 1,000 grams of suspected fentanyl and cutting agents that prosecutors said Miles had just delivered.
The prosecution involved law enforcement agencies from Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, along with federal agencies.
The Scioto County Prosecutor’s Office credited the Ohio State Highway Patrol District 9 Criminal Patrol, Southern Ohio Drug Task Force, Portsmouth Police Department, Scioto County Sheriff’s Office, Carter County Sheriff’s Office, Grayson Police Department, Raceland Police Department, Kentucky State Police, Indiana State Police, Drug Enforcement Administration and Federal Bureau of Investigation task forces for their assistance.
Prosecutors called the sentence one of the most significant imposed in Scioto County history.
Had the case gone to trial and resulted in a conviction on the charges, prosecutors said Miles would have faced a minimum mandatory sentence of 42 years.
The case marks the third major drug trafficking sentence secured by the Scioto County Prosecutor’s Office in three weeks, according to Prosecutor Shane Tieman’s office.
