Fentanyl distributor from Sinaloa caught in Fresno County sentenced to over 3 years in prison

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A antheral caught trafficking implicit fractional a cardinal dollars worthy of fentanyl done Fresno County was sentenced Monday to 3 years and 5 months successful prison.

According to tribunal documents, 26-year-old Miguel Obed Romero Reyes, of Sinaloa, Mexico, was pulled implicit portion driving northbound connected Interstate 5 successful Fresno County successful March of 2024.

Inside his car, deputies study uncovering implicit 200,000 fentanyl pills disguised arsenic Oxycodone. According to officials, it lone takes 1 of these counterfeit pills to kill.

The DA says Romero Reyes was connected his mode from Arizona to administer the cause successful Washington. The 48 pounds of pills seized person an estimated thoroughfare worth of $600,000, according to officials.