Alden Nunez-Rosales, 27, received a 121-month sentence for fentanyl trafficking on Monday, May 13, 2024, in Fresno federal court. (GV Wire Composite/Paul Marshall)
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Alden Nunez-Rosales of Fresno will have 10 years in federal prison to contemplate his career as a drug dealer.
Nunez-Rosales, 27, received a 121-month sentence on Monday in Fresno federal court, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced in a news release.
In February, he pleaded guilty to having more than 400 grams of fentanyl in his possession with the intent to distribute the illegal drugs.
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How He Got Caught
A classic undercover string led to Nunez-Rosales’ arrest. According to court documents, on April 26, 2023, Nunez-Rosales delivered 5,000 fentanyl pills to a person who he believed was a customer but was a government informant.
Law enforcement officers followed Nunez-Rosales back to his residence, where Nunez-Rosales obtained 45,000 more fentanyl pills that he intended to distribute. Minutes later, he sped off away from officers, eventually crashing his car into a tree and fleeing.
Officers apprehended him and searched his residence under a warrant, prosecutors said. Officers seized more than 12 kilograms of fentanyl pills, a firearm, ammunition, a scale, and about $3,500 in cash.
The Department of Homeland Security Investigations and the Fresno Police Department investigated this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin J. Gilio was the prosecutor.
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