Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 22 years in Federal Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine Near Fayetteville Softball Complex
FAYETTEVILLE – A previously convicted drug trafficker was sentenced on October 7, 2026, to 270 months in federal prison without the possibility of parole to be followed by 10 years of supervised release after being convicted of Distributing More Than Fifty (50) Grams of Methamphetamine in violation of federal law. The Honorable Chief Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing, which was held in the U.S. District Court in Fayetteville.
According to court records, in October of 2024, Special Agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration identified Jorge Hoyos-Lopez, age 35, as a methamphetamine distributor operating in and around Northwest Arkansas. On two separate occasions, the DEA conducted covert controlled purchases of methamphetamine directly from Hoyos-Lopez, each consisting of one quarter-pound of methamphetamine. During the course of the investigation, law enforcement determined that Hoyos-Lopez was conducting drug transactions, among other locations, at and near the Gary Hampton Softball complex in West Fayetteville.
Hoyos-Lopez was indicted for drug trafficking by a Grand Jury in the Western District of Arkansas in February of 2025 and entered a plea of guilty in February of 2026. At sentencing, the United States presented the Court with evidence that the defendant had ties to a California based gang and had prior convictions for Simultaneous Possession of Drugs and Firearms, as well as numerous felony drug trafficking offenses.
United States Attorney Kevin R. Holmes of the Western District of Arkansas made the announcement. The Drug Enforcement Administration, the Fourth Judicial Drug Taskforce, and the Rogers Police Department investigated the case. Assistant United States Attorneys Dustin Roberts, Kevin Eaton, and Sydney Stanley prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the U.S. Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.
Related court documents may be found on the Public Access to Electronic Records website at www.pacer.gov.
