Hudson Valley Man Sold Methamphetamines, Illegal Pills On Dark Web

TUXEDO PARK, NY — A Hudson Valley drug dealer will be trading the high life for a federal prison cell.

Danielle R. Sassoon, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced on Wednesday that 36-year-old Kyle Weiland, of Tuxedo Park, was sentenced to 63 months in prison and three years of supervised release for operating an illegal pill and narcotics manufacturing business on the dark web. He also received a consecutive 12-month prison term for violating the terms of his supervised release for a previous, similar offense. In September 2024, Weiland pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine and selling misbranded drugs.

"In 2019, Kyle Weiland was convicted for selling illegal pills online," Sassoon said. "After serving his prison term and while still on supervised release, he returned to his illegal drug business. Weiland manufactured dangerous pills, including those containing methamphetamine, that he sold on the dark web to customers throughout the United States. But, just as before, Weiland was caught. This sentence sends a clear message that selling illegal pills does not pay and will be met with serious prison sentences. We will not tolerate the illegal sale of narcotics and other addictive substances into the community, whether those sales take place on the street or the dark web."

The DA said that Weiland admitted to manufacturing, selling on the dark web, and shipping to customers throughout the country, various pills that contained or were marketed as methamphetamine, amphetamine, oxycodone, various benzodiazepines, or analogs of these substances.

He agreed to forfeit $2,093,887.72, including $21,341.00 in cash; a 2008 Maserati GranTurismo; a 2013 Maserati GranTurismo; a 2019 McLaren 570S; and various cryptocurrencies.

Weiland was previously convicted in 2019 for selling illegal pills online and was sentenced to six months in prison followed by three years supervised release. He committed the most recent offense while serving his term of supervised release.

Sassoon praised the investigative work of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.