Jose David Figueroa Pacheco, Fentanyl Trafficking, Florida 2025

A federal jury has found Jose David Figueroa Pacheco (33, Davenport) guilty of fentanyl trafficking in Orlando, Florida.

Figueroa Pacheco faces a minimum sentence of 5 years, up to 40 years, in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for August 27, 2025.

According to testimony and evidence presented at trial, between August 2023 and August 2024, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office conducted a joint investigation to identify firearms and narcotics traffickers in the Orlando area.

As part of that investigation, on December 13, 2023, an undercover officer arranged to buy a firearm and fentanyl pills from co-defendant Alberto Ismael Salinas Valencia. Salinas Valencia arrived with the firearm at the buy location as a passenger in Figueroa Pacheco’s truck. Figueroa Pacheco then made phone calls to coordinate the delivery of the fentanyl pills, inspected the pills, and facilitated the transaction.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Richard Varadan and Risha Asokan.

Co-defendant Alberto Ismael Salinas Valencia pleaded guilty on January 23, 2025, and has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison.

Figueroa Pacheco’s conviction is a significant blow to those involved in the fentanyl trafficking trade in the Orlando area.

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