A Honduran national was sentenced Thursday to eight years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine, federal prosecutors said.
Cristian Diaz-Villatoro, 33, received the sentence from U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer after pleading guilty to multiple drug distribution charges, including possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, according to prosecutors.
Prosecutors said Diaz-Villatoro sold methamphetamine to an undercover detective several times in mid-2022 and regularly traveled from Oakland to San Francisco’s Tenderloin district.
Authorities arrested him in September 2022 and found more than 1,000 grams of fentanyl and over 200 grams of methamphetamine in his car, along with heroin, cocaine, and a digital scale, according to court documents.
After being released on bond, Diaz-Villatoro fled and remained a fugitive for about 10 months, prosecutors said.
He was arrested again in Oregon in May 2024 with additional fentanyl and evidence of ongoing drug sales, federal officials said.
In addition to his prison term, Diaz-Villatoro was sentenced to five years of supervised release.
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