Isaias Aroldo Contreras, a 26-year-old resident of Sacramento, has been sentenced to five years in prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith.
Court documents reveal that on January 5, 2023, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Contreras’s residence. During the search, they seized 992 fentanyl-laced pills designed to resemble oxycodone “M-30” pills, a loaded Glock 9 mm pistol, $31,154 in cash, a money counter, and several pieces of custom diamond jewelry including a Rolex watch with full-cut diamonds. Messages found on Contreras’s cellphone indicated communication with drug suppliers and customers from March 2020 through December 2022 regarding the purchase and sale of counterfeit M-30 pills and cocaine in kilogram quantities.
In addition to his prison sentence, Contreras was ordered to forfeit $31,154 in cash and various items of jewelry valued at over $50,000 that were seized from his home.
The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration with support from Homeland Security Investigations and the Sacramento Area Intelligence/Narcotics Task Force (SAINT). Assistant U.S. Attorney David W. Spencer prosecuted the case.
This case is part of an effort under the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF), which aims to identify and dismantle high-level criminal organizations posing threats to the United States through a coordinated approach involving multiple agencies.
For further information about Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, visit Justice.gov/OCDETF.
