A Tucson man, Oscar S. Acuna, Jr., pleaded guilty last week to one count of distribution of fentanyl.
Acuna, age 35, admitted that he sold fentanyl pills and black tar heroin to a young woman and her boyfriend in May 2020 at a hotel in Tucson. Shortly after ingesting part of one of the pills, the young woman began experiencing respiratory distress. Medical personnel were unable to save her. An autopsy confirmed that the cause of her death was fentanyl and heroin toxicity.
A conviction for distribution of fentanyl carries a maximum penalty of 20 years imprisonment, a fine of $1,000,000.00, or both.
Acuna’s sentencing is scheduled for July 12, 2022, before United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps.