A Pima man, Jesus Alfonso Duarte, was sentenced in federal court to 46 months in prison after pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Import Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, and Heroin.
Duarte’s sentence is to be followed by five years of supervised release.
On March 29, 2020, Duarte, age 22, entered the United States at the DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales, Arizona with over 25 pounds of methamphetamine, five pounds of heroin, and two pounds of fentanyl hidden in his vehicle. During his interview with federal agents, Duarte admitted to working for a known drug trafficker in Mexico and lending his vehicle to the trafficker prior to reentering the United States.