FORT WAYNE – A Fort Wayne man will spend the next 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to dealing fentanyl.

29-year-old Brandon Sanders also got hit with a charge for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

According to documents in the case, Sanders sold over 4,000 fentanyl pills over a two-month period last year. During a search of his residence, police found additional pills, a loaded firearm and $28,000 in cash.

Sanders already had previous convictions for felony distribution of a controlled substance and a handgun offense.