Montreal Man Sebastien Rollin Faces 120 Years for Protonitazene Trafficking to U.S

A 49-year-old Montreal man faces up to 120 years in U.S. federal prison after indictment in the Middle District of Florida.

Sebastien Rollin is charged with conspiracy to import protonitazene, distribution of the synthetic opioid disguised as oxycodone, and international cryptocurrency money laundering.

Authorities allege Rollin sold over 10,000 counterfeit pills to an undercover officer in Tampa on May 13, 2024 - then 25,000 more on July 9. He allegedly accepted payment in cryptocurrency routed from Florida to Canada.

In mid-July 2024, Rollin negotiated a shipment of 300,000 synthetic opioid pills to the U.S. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police intercepted the shipment and seized two clandestine labs in Quebec - recovering millions of pills, drug recipes, and a firearm.

Rollin was arrested with assistance from Spanish National Police and extradited to the U.S. on February 20, 2026.