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HSTF Investigations Leads to Avondale Man Being Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Jose De Jesus Martinez, 25, of Avondale, was sentenced on July 13, by United States District Judge Sharad H. Desai to five years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Martinez previously pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl. On May 5, 2025...
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DEA Caribbean Division Joins ONDCP Director, HIDTA, and Federal Partners to Highlight Success of Operation Path to Zero and Strengthen Homeland Security Task Force Efforts

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Caribbean Division joined the Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Sara Carter, and federal and state law enforcement partners to discuss Operation Path to Zero, a...
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Two Defendants Charged Following Shootout with DEA Agents and Seizure of Approximately 50,000 Suspected Fentanyl Pills

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Eduardo Valenzuela Lopez, 33, of Cajeme, Sonora, Mexico, and Jael Gonzalez Banuelos, 22, of Phoenix, Arizona, were arrested on the morning of Feb. 24, 2026, by members of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for conspiring to distribute fentanyl. Valenzuela Lopez and Gonzalez Banuelos were charged by criminal...
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Man Sentenced to Nine Years for Fentanyl Overdose Death

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Dominik Israel Lopez, 24, of Mesa, Arizona, was sentenced on November 24, 2025, by United States District Judge Krissa Lanham to 108 months of prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Lopez pleaded guilty to Distribution of Fentanyl, with death resulting. In March 2020...