Fentanyl Trafficking Claims Life: Phoenix Woman Charged
A Phoenix grand jury has handed down a serious indictment against Fanny Madrigal-Lopez, 45, of Peoria, Ariz., for her alleged role in fentanyl trafficking.
The indictment, returned on August 16, 2017, charges Madrigal-Lopez with one count of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, a crime that carries a mandatory-minimum sentence of 20 years in prison and a maximum sentence of life in prison.
According to the indictment, Madrigal-Lopez distributed fentanyl to a man on November 16, 2016, who later died from ingesting it. It is further alleged that she used her residence for the purpose of distributing fentanyl and oxycodone from the summer of 2016 through November 16, 2016.
Madrigal-Lopez is currently being detained, pending a Detention Hearing scheduled for August 24, 2017.
An indictment is simply a method by which a person is charged with criminal activity and raises no inference of guilt. An individual is presumed innocent until competent evidence is presented to a jury that establishes guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
The investigation preceding the indictment was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration with the assistance of the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, the Peoria Police Department, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations.
The prosecution is being handled by Carolina Escalante Konti and D. J. Pashayan, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, District of Arizona, Phoenix.
Key Facts
- State: Arizona
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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