KC fentanyl bust tied to 7 overdoses; amount seized capable of ‘killing thousands’
Jackson County prosecutors have charged two Kansas City residents with trafficking fentanyl that authorities believe is tied to seven overdoses in the Prospect Avenue Corridor.
Danasia L. Miller, 29, and Myron D. Mays, 32, are behind bars with each bond set at $50,000, according to a release Friday from Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson announcing the charges.
Miller is charged with two counts of second-degree trafficking drugs and one count of possession of a controlled substance. Mays faces three counts of second-degree trafficking drugs, one count of unlawful possession of a firearm and one count of possession of a controlled substance.
Their charges are the result of an investigation police launched after officers encountered a total of seven individuals — on two separate occasions — overdosing on narcotics in the same general area of the Prospect Avenue Corridor.
“Detectives received information that a nearby residence was involved in fentanyl sales,” the release said. “ … Detectives believed the residence may have been the source of the narcotics that caused the overdoses.
“In total, KCPD seized more than 20 grams of fentanyl, more than 100 grams of methamphetamine, large amounts of marijuana and phencyclidine, and a firearm.”
In the release, prosecutors said that one lethal dose of fentanyl “is just two milligrams, which means the quantity seized could have been capable of killing thousands of people.”
The court documents describing the charges against Miller and Mays detail how police built the trafficking case in “one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the City of Kansas City, Missouri.”
The suspected drug house
On March 13, officers encountered four people overdosing on unknown narcotics. All four were taken to the hospital for treatment and none of them were cooperative with the police investigation, according to court records.
Three days later, police were tipped off about an active drug house, records show. The address of that residence was redacted.
“This house was reported to be involved in the sale of fentanyl,” the probable cause affidavit said. The confidential source or sources requested anonymity, it said, due to the fear they would be harmed for providing information to police.
Officers learned that the home may also be the origin of the fentanyl that had caused “multiple overdoses” in the specific area police were investigating, records show.
“Based on this information, officers began conducting proactive patrols of the surrounding area and noted increased foot traffic at all hours of the day and night around the immediate area,” the affidavit said.
On April 5, Kansas City police officers again encountered three individuals overdosing from an unknown substance. And the individuals were transported to the hospital and also were unwilling to cooperate with the investigation, records said.
Three days later, a detective received information from a confidential source that a woman named “Dee” was selling fentanyl from a location. That location was redacted in the affidavit.
“The reporting detective identified ‘Dee’ as Danasia L. Miller,” the document said. “... Investigators conducted surveillance of the residence and observed activity that was consistent with narcotics sales.”
According to the affidavit, members of the KCPD drug enforcement unit, received information on April 29 from a “reliable source that a drug purchase was occurring with Miller.” Officers took her into custody that day.
In an interview with police, she “refused to admit she sold fentanyl,” the affidavit said.
“Miller stated she used to use fentanyl but that she has not used for over a year.”
Gun hidden under T-shirts
On the day Miller was arrested, police found her sitting in a silver Chrysler 200. The location of where the drug buy was scheduled to take place were redacted.
The two men police observed to have been in the vehicle with her — one of them Mays, who was identified as the driver — entered a store in the area.
Mays “ran from the front counter area of the business and locked himself inside of a changing room,” the court document said. “Police officers and investigators were able to access the changing room and detain Mays.”
Before he ran into the changing room, Mays was seen standing by the front counter area. Store employees, court records show, later found “two clear plastic baggies each containing a white rock-like substance resting on the front counter.”
In an interview with police, Mays “became aggressive and asked if he was being charged,” the affidavit said. “When the reporting detective advised him he was in fact being charged, he stated he no longer wanted to speak and requested his attorney.”
The following day, the detective received a call that employees had found a gun under a stack of t-shirts on a display table.
Surveillance video at the store, records show, captured Mays putting the firearm under the T-shirts.
This story was originally published May 2, 2026 at 6:30 AM.
