EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A New Mexico man has been sentenced to 21 years in federal prison for trafficking approximately 1.5 kilograms of fentanyl.
Edgar Omar Martinez, 43, from Anthony, was sentenced in a federal court in El Paso on Wednesday.
Martinez was arrested on March 14 after FBI agents seized around 17,000 fentanyl pills from his vehicle.
Court documents revealed that Martinez received the pills from a co-conspirator two weeks before the seizure and was expecting a payment of $3,200 for his role in the drug trafficking conspiracy.
Martinez was indicted on April 9 on charges of possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute the same amount.
He pleaded guilty to both charges on Aug. 26. U.S. District Judge Leon Schydlower presided over the case.
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