LIVONIA, Mich. - A Detroit gas station owner was convicted of multiple federal crimes after authorities found more than 42 kilograms of fentanyl, a pill press and other drug-manufacturing materials at a Detroit stash house.

Barry Willis, 58, of Clinton Township, was convicted Monday (Sept. 14) of possessing more than 400 grams of fentanyl with the intent to distribute it, conspiracy to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl, being a felon in possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of a pill press.

According to prosecutors, members of the Livonia Police Department's Intelligence Bureau executed search warrants March 28, 2024, at Willis' Clinton Township home, his Detroit gas station, and a Detroit house connected to him.

In the basement of the Detroit house, officers found more than 42 kilograms of fentanyl in pill and powder form, along with a commercial pill press, narcotics scales, and recipes for making fentanyl pills.

Investigators also found two handguns at the stash house, one handgun at Willis' residence and another at his gas station.

Investigators recovered more than $134,000 in cash from Willis' Clinton Township home.

Willis faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison.

His sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 11, 2027, before U.S. District Judge Laurie J. Michelson in the Eastern District of Michigan.

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