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Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Yahoo
Undocumented migrant living in Orlando gets 15 years in prison for armed fentanyl trafficking
An undocumented immigrant living in Central Florida has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl and possessing a firearm to help in drug trafficking, the Department of Justice announced. U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron recently sentenced Alberto Ismael Salinas Valencia, 21, an Ecuadorian national residing illegally in Orlando. Salinas Valencia pleaded guilty Jan. 23. According to the plea agreement, Salinas Valencia ran an online business between August 2023 and August 2024 selling firearms, fentanyl and cocaine in the Orlando area. An undercover law enforcement officer found Salinas Valencia's online store and set up several undercover transactions. Over the course of the investigation, Salinas Valencia sold the undercover officer several firearms, including two machineguns, as well as fentanyl pills and cocaine. The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Orange County Sheriff's Office. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Richard Varadan.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Yahoo
Undocumented migrant living in Orlando gets 15 years in prison for armed fentanyl trafficking
An undocumented immigrant living in Central Florida has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl and possessing a firearm to help in drug trafficking, the Department of Justice announced. U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron recently sentenced Alberto Ismael Salinas Valencia, 21, an Ecuadorian national residing illegally in Orlando. Salinas Valencia pleaded guilty Jan. 23. According to the plea agreement, Salinas Valencia ran an online business between August 2023 and August 2024 selling firearms, fentanyl and cocaine in the Orlando area. An undercover law enforcement officer found Salinas Valencia's online store and set up several undercover transactions. Over the course of the investigation, Salinas Valencia sold the undercover officer several firearms, including two machineguns, as well as fentanyl pills and cocaine. The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Orange County Sheriff's Office. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Richard Varadan.
