COLUMBUS, Ohio – Mexican national Luis Martinez-Torres, 26, of Columbus, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiring to distribute kilogram quantities of fentanyl in Central Ohio for a supplier in Mexico.
Martinez-Torres illegally entered the United States and distributed large quantities of narcotics at the behest of a dangerous drug cartel in Mexico. He would deliver requested amounts of fentanyl to buyers after the buyers contacted a dispatch telephone number.
In April 2023, Martinez-Torres and a co-conspirator possessed or distributed more than 2.7 kilograms of fentanyl, including approximately 6,290 fentanyl pills marked as Oxycodone.
This is the third time Martinez-Torres has been found in the United States illegally, and he faces deportation following his term of imprisonment. Martinez-Torres was arrested in June 2023 and pleaded guilty in January 2024 to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl.
Several local drug task forces – including from Delaware, Hardin and Union counties – participated in the investigation. The case is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation, which identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, and gangs that threaten the United States.
Senior U.S. District Court Judge James L. Graham imposed the sentence. Assistant United States Attorney Nicole Pakiz represented the United States in this case. Kenneth L. Parker, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, and Shawn Gibson, Acting Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), made the announcement.
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Key Facts
- State: Ohio
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime|Sex Crimes|Cybercrime|Public Corruption|Weapons|Human Trafficking|White Collar Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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