Tucson man sentenced to nine years for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl
Posted 1/19/23
Last week, Francisco Pantoja, 25, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced to nine years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Pantoja pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in connection with the overdose death of a young person in July 2020.
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Tucson man sentenced to nine years for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl
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TUCSON – Last week, Francisco Pantoja, 25, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced to nine years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
Pantoja pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in connection with the overdose death of a young person in July 2020.
On the afternoon of July 1, 2020, Pantoja provided three pills to the victim.
Approximately three hours later, the victim was discovered unresponsive. The Pima County Medical Examiner concluded that the cause of death was fentanyl intoxication.
During the investigation, agents executed a search warrant at Pantoja’s residence where they located over 5,500 fentanyl pills and approximately $21,000 in cash.
The Drug Enforcement Administration recently announced, as part of its One Pill Can Kill public service campaign, that six out of every 10 fentanyl-laced pills tested in 2022 contain a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl
