A Sanger man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for his role in a large-scale fentanyl trafficking ring that operated in the Fresno area.
Abel Lozano, 29, of Sanger, was sentenced on February 12, 2024 to 14 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing detectible amount of fentanyl, 100 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl analogue, and 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine.
The investigation, named “Operation Killer High,” uncovered a large drug-trafficking ring led by Horacio Torrecillas Urias Jr., the self-proclaimed “M30 king of Fresno.”
According to court documents, in February 2022, investigators learned that Urias planned to deliver several thousand fentanyl pills to Lozano. Two days later, federal officers searched Lozano’s home and found about a kilogram of fentanyl analogue, over a kilogram of fentanyl mixture, about a kilogram of methamphetamine, over 3 kilograms of marijuana, and a small amount of cocaine.
Lozano was interviewed and admitted that the drugs were his and that he was regularly buying and reselling them in large quantities, including to customers in other states.
Lozano and 17 others were indicted by a federal grand jury in 2022. Lozano is the first defendant to be sentenced. Marvin Carreno, 24, of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute over 40 grams of fentanyl and is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on February 12, 2024.
Twelve co-defendants have previously pleaded guilty to fentanyl or cocaine distribution charges and are now awaiting sentencing.
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Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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