Borys Rafael Almendarez-Chapas, Fentanyl Trafficking, Oregon 2025

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A Honduran national unlawfully residing in Gresham, Oregon, has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in distributing fentanyl in the Portland area.

Borys Rafael Almendarez-Chapas, 45, was sentenced to 45 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 80 to 100 times more powerful than morphine and 30 to 50 times more powerful than heroin.

According to court documents, on December 4, 2024, as part of a drug trafficking investigation, investigators conducted a controlled buy of fentanyl from Almandarez-Chapas in Portland. When Almandarez-Chapas arrived, investigators arrested him and seized fentanyl powder and counterfeit pills containing fentanyl. When questioned, Almandarez-Chapas told investigators that he planned to sell 500 counterfeit pills and two ounces of fentanyl powder during the transaction.

Almandarez-Chapas also stated that he possessed multiple firearms at his residence and investigators later recovered three firearms from the residence. On December 17, 2024, a federal grand jury in Portland returned a three-count indictment charging Almendarez-Chapas with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and alien in possession of a firearm.

On January 30, 2025, Almendarez-Chapas pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. This case was investigated by the FBI and the Clackamas County Interagency Task Force (CCITF). It was prosecuted by Scott Kerin, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon.

The Oregon-Idaho HIDTA program is an Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) sponsored counterdrug grant program that coordinates with and provides funding resources to multi-agency drug enforcement initiatives. If you or someone you know suffers from addiction, please call the Lines for Life substance abuse helpline at 1-800-923-4357 or visit www.linesforlife.org. Phone support is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Fentanyl is a deadly synthetic opioid that has caused a dramatic increase in overdose deaths throughout Oregon. The wide availability of illicit fentanyl in the state has led to a devastating crisis. If you are in immediate danger, please call 911.