Colombian National Pleads Guilty to Selling 6,000 Fentanyl Pills in Las Vegas, Faces Up to 80 Years
LAS VEGAS — The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada announced that a Colombian national has pleaded guilty in federal court to selling thousands of fentanyl-laced pills in the Las Vegas area. Alexander Cespedes Gonzalez pleaded guilty on Monday to two counts of distribution of a controlled substance, fentanyl.
According to court documents and statements made in court, in February and March 2025, Gonzalez distributed large quantities of fentanyl-laced pills in the Las Vegas area. In total, he sold 6,000 fentanyl-laced pills pressed with an "M" and "30."
Gonzalez faces a mandatory minimum of five years in prison and a total statutory maximum penalty of 80 years in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for February 17, 2027, before U.S. District Judge Gloria M. Navarro.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada said transnational drug trafficking networks should not believe they can operate with impunity inside U.S. borders, and that prosecutors will not allow neighborhoods to become distribution hubs for international drug cartels. David Olesky, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Los Angeles Field Division, which covers Nevada, said fentanyl-laced pills remain a persistent threat and that the DEA will work with law enforcement partners to hold traffickers accountable.
The DEA investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Melinda Brewer is prosecuting the case.
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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