Brayan Missael Nunez-Mendoza, a 24-year-old resident of Sacramento, has been sentenced to four years and three months in federal prison for distributing fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Eric Grant.
Court documents state that on September 29, 2022, Nunez-Mendoza sold about 1,000 pills containing fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl to a confidential source in Sacramento for $2,500. Authorities say the pills were designed to resemble prescription oxycodone “M-30” tablets and that Nunez-Mendoza acted on behalf of a drug trafficking organization based in Mexico.
The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration with support from Homeland Security Investigations, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the California Highway Patrol, the Sacramento Sheriff’s Office, and the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorneys David Spencer and Haddy Abouzeid prosecuted the case.
“This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).”
