United States Drug Enforcement Administration

ALBUQUERQUE – Two Albuquerque drug dealers pleaded guilty to federal charges after attempting to sell 30,000 fentanyl pills, containing approximately 3,200 grams of the drug, to an undercover law enforcement agent.

According to court documents, on December 6, 2023, Miguel Antonio Ramirez, 23, and Isaiah Anthony Aragon, 24, conspired to sell approximately 30,000 fentanyl pills for $30,000 to an undercover law enforcement agent.

That day, Ramirez drove to Aragon's residence in Albuquerque, where Aragon delivered a tan plastic bag containing the fentanyl pills to Ramirez's vehicle. When DEA agents approached the vehicle, Aragon attempted to flee, but was apprehended shortly after. A subsequent search of Aragon's residence yielded $61,024 in cash, an electronic money counter, and a digital scale.

Laboratory analysis confirmed that the seized pills contained fentanyl with a net weight of 3,217 grams.

Towanda R. Thorne-James, Special Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration El Paso Division, and U.S. Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez made the announcement today. 

The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated this case with assistance from the Albuquerque Police Department. The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico is prosecuting the case.

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