TUCSON, Ariz. – Eduardo Flores-Diaz, 43, of Mexico, has been sentenced to 78 months in prison for his role in a significant fentanyl trafficking operation in Arizona.
According to a recent sentencing order, Flores-Diaz pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, a serious federal offense. The case is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Strike Force operation aimed at disrupting and dismantling high-level criminal organizations.
The investigation, which was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the Arizona Department of Public Safety, revealed that Flores-Diaz traveled from Tucson, Arizona, with three co-conspirators in April 2022. The group was subsequently stopped in Scottsdale, Arizona, during a buy/bust operation, where approximately 90,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl were discovered in their possession.
Flores-Diaz’s sentencing marks the culmination of a thorough investigation and prosecution led by Assistant United States Attorney David Petermann, District of Arizona, Tucson. The U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, handled the prosecution.
The OCDETF Program is a key initiative that identifies, disrupts, and dismantles high-level criminal organizations using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.
For more information on the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/az/ or follow them on Twitter @USAO_AZ for the latest news.
The case number is CR-22-1094-JGZ-JR, and the release number is 2023-2016_Flores-Diaz.
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- Angel Adan Valenzuela, Conspiracy to Import and Distribute Narcotics, Arizona 2023 · Maryland
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Key Facts
- State: Arizona
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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