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Fentanyl trafficker sentenced to more than 7 years in prison after deadly overdose in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. () — A fentanyl trafficker was sentenced to more than seven years in prison in a federal court following the overdose death of a Washington County man, authorities said.
Efrain Roberto Diaz-Rangel, 35, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl on March 4. The U.S. Department of Justice described Diaz-Rangal as 'a Mexican national unlawfully residing in Portland.'
In April of 2023, a local narcotics team began investigating a in Washington County. Officials said that investigators identified multiple people in a distribution chain that were selling counterfeit oxycodone pills manufactured with fentanyl, some of which caused the victim's overdose.
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Diaz-Rangel was arrested by Homeland Security Investigators in June of 2023. At the time of his arrest, Diaz-Rangel had approximately 1,000 counterfeit pills and a small quantity of heroin, according to authorities. An additional 30,000 counterfeit pills, several additional pounds of heroin and more than $10,000 in cash were discovered at Diaz-Rangel's residence, officials said.
In addition to the 87 months in federal prison, Diaz-Rangal was sentenced to four years of supervised release.
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