A California man has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills tied to a fatal overdose.
A California man has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills tied to a fatal overdose.
Sandro Escobedo, 37, of Sacramento, received the sentence for his role in distributing fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine as part of a larger drug trafficking operation, federal authorities announced.
According to investigators, Escobedo supplied counterfeit oxycodone M-30 pills containing fentanyl that were imported from Mexico and distributed across Northern California between 2019 and 2021.
One of those pills was linked to the death of a teenager in October 2019, highlighting the lethal risks associated with fake prescription drugs circulating on the black market.
Authorities said the trafficking network moved tens of thousands of fentanyl pills alongside cocaine, underscoring the scale of the operation. The case involved multiple defendants, with more than a dozen individuals already sentenced to prison terms ranging from under two years to more than two decades.
Officials continue to warn that counterfeit pills remain a major driver of overdose deaths in the United States, as users often have no way of knowing they contain fentanyl a synthetic opioid far more potent than heroin.
The sentencing marks the latest federal effort to target large-scale fentanyl distribution networks responsible for rising overdose fatalities nationwide.
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