An illegal alien, Faustino Soto-Martinez, with previous state convictions for drug trafficking has been sentenced to spend time in federal prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl.
The 54-year-old Soto-Martinez, a Mexican citizen, was sentenced to 144 months in prison.
According to court documents and information discussed at sentencing, on March 11, 2024, in Sun City, Arizona, Soto-Martinez possessed and intended to sell 40,000 fentanyl pills, approximately 4.2 kilograms of fentanyl, to an undercover agent.
At sentencing, Soto-Martinez’s criminal history was taken into consideration, including multiple state drug trafficking convictions. In 2005, he was convicted in three separate state drug trafficking cases and sentenced to five years in prison for each, which he served concurrently. Shortly after he was released, he was again convicted for possession of methamphetamine for sale and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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