{"id":506017,"date":"2026-10-24T01:52:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T01:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/506017\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T01:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T01:52:08","slug":"fresno-man-arrested-for-suspected-intent-to-sell-fentanyl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/506017\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresno man arrested for suspected intent to sell fentanyl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Fresno man was arrested and charged this week on suspicion of intent to sell about 4 kilograms of fentanyl, the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Federal prosecutors said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-edca\/pr\/fresno-man-arrested-more-4-kilograms-fentanyl\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a news release<\/a> that Isaac Benito Lopez, 39, of Fresno, drove to a Fresno restaurant on Wednesday with the intent to distribute the 4 kilograms (8 pounds) of fentanyl. He\u2019s been charged with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.<\/p>\n<p>Court records show a confidential source working for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration set up the deal with Lopez at a Denny\u2019s restaurant. They agreed to $18,000 per kilogram, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<p>After Lopez was arrested at the diner, investigators said they served a search warrant at his home near Gettysburg and Millbrook avenues, where they found another 400 grams of the illegal drug. They also discovered an \u201cAR-style rifle\u201d with a drum magazine, which held more than 70 rounds of ammunition, according to court records.<\/p>\n<p>The DEA worked with Fresno police and the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office on the case, prosecutors said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>Lopez faces a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison, as well as up to a $10 million fine, according to prosecutors. It was not clear on Friday whether he had an attorney.<\/p>\n<p>        Related Stories from  Fresno Bee<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/profile\/218116650\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792806728_376_Thaddeus Miller smaller.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Thaddeus Miller\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/profile\/218116650\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thaddeus Miller<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Merced Sun-Star<\/p>\n<p>            Reporter Thaddeus Miller has covered cities in the central San Joaquin Valley since 2010, writing about everything from breaking news to government and police accountability. A native of Fresno, he joined The Fresno Bee in 2019 after time in Merced and Los Banos.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Fresno man was arrested and charged this week on suspicion of intent to sell about 4 kilograms&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":506018,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-506017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=506017"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506017\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=506017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=506017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=506017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}