A member of a significant family-run fentanyl-trafficking ring affecting the Tri-Cities and Seattle area was sentenced to prison for 15 years.
A member of a significant drug trafficking family affecting Seattle and the Tri-Cities was sentenced to prison for 15 years in addition to five years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Washington.
“The fentanyl crisis is the most dangerous drug threat I have seen in my 26 years of federal drug enforcement,” David F. Reames, Special Agent in Charge with the DEA Seattle Field Division, said in a. “Fentanyl traffickers like Mr. Bejar-Cardenas act with total disregard for the lives lost or ruined for their profit, but this sentence shows the resolve of the DEA and our law enforcement and prosecutorial partners to confront this threat and safeguard our community.”U.S.
“When police knocked and announced their presence at the home where Bejar-Cardenas was staying at the time, a 15-year-old flushed an unknown quantity of fentanyl pills down the toilet,” Robert Curry, public affairs specialist with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, wrote in a prepared statement. “During a search of the mother’s bedroom, multiple firearms were located in a safe with $30,000 in U.S. currency, and an AR-15 style rifle was located under the teenager’s bunk bed.
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