Jose Luis Aguilar Saucedo, a 26-year-old Sacramento resident, has been sentenced to seven years and six months in federal prison for distributing fentanyl. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Kimberly A. Sanchez.
Court documents state that Aguilar Saucedo distributed hundreds of fentanyl pills designed to resemble prescription “M-30” oxycodone pills on three occasions in March, April, and August 2020. The sales were made to a confidential source working with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Fifteen co-defendants have pleaded guilty in connection with this case. Eleven of those individuals have already received prison sentences ranging from 19 months to 27 years. Sentencing hearings for other defendants are scheduled later this year: Luis Lopez Zamora is set for August 2025; Leonardo Flores Beltran and Sandro Escobedo are scheduled for October 2025; Erika Gabriela Zamora Rojo is scheduled for December 2025.
The investigation involved several agencies including the DEA, Homeland Security Investigations, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Yuba-Sutter Narcotic and Gang Enforcement Task Force (NET 5), California Highway Patrol, Butte Interagency Narcotics Task Force (BINTF), Tri-County Drug Enforcement Team (TRIDENT), Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, Sacramento Police Department, Roseville Police Department, Manteca Police Department, Yuba City Police Department and West Sacramento Police Department.
The Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs coordinated with Mexican authorities to secure the arrest and extradition of Luis Lopez Zamora from Mexico to the United States.
Assistant U.S. Attorney David W. Spencer is prosecuting the case.
The case was investigated under the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) program. OCDETF focuses on identifying and dismantling major criminal organizations that pose threats within the United States through a multi-agency approach led by prosecutors using intelligence-driven strategies. More information about OCDETF can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.
“This case is the product of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the U.S. Marshals Service, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service…and other local law enforcement agencies,” Acting U.S. Attorney Kimberly A. Sanchez said.
