Brayan Missael Nunez-Mendoza, a 24-year-old Sacramento resident, has been sentenced to four years and three months in federal prison for distributing fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Eric Grant.
Court documents show that on September 29, 2022, Nunez-Mendoza sold about 1,000 pills containing fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl to a confidential source for $2,500 in Sacramento. The pills were designed to resemble prescription oxycodone “M-30” tablets. Authorities stated that Nunez-Mendoza was acting on behalf of a drug trafficking organization based in Mexico.
The investigation involved several agencies: the Drug Enforcement Administration led the case with support from Homeland Security Investigations, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the California Highway Patrol, the Sacramento Sheriff’s Office, and the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorneys David Spencer and Haddy Abouzeid prosecuted the case.
U.S. Attorney Eric Grant said: “This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the 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. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).”
