Van Nuys man, 23, pleads guilty to selling fentanyl and cocaine on the dark web

A San Fernando Valley man who used hidden internet marketplaces to sell hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of fentanyl-laced pills and cocaine to buyers nationwide pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges.

Brian McDonald, 23, of Van Nuys, entered his plea in downtown Los Angeles to two counts: conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

U.S. District Judge Michael W.