Miguel Obed Romero Reyes, 25, of Sinaloa, Mexico, pleaded guilty Monday, March 31, 2025, to trafficking more than 200,000 fentanyl pills after authorities seized the drugs during a traffic stop on Interstate 5. (DOJ)
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A Mexican national has pleaded guilty to trafficking more than 200,000 fentanyl pills, federal prosecutors announced.
Miguel Obed Romero Reyes, 25, of Sinaloa, Mexico, admitted Monday to transporting the pills through California with the intent to distribute, Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith said.
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Authorities stopped Romero Reyes while he was driving north on Interstate 5 in Fresno County.
A search of his vehicle uncovered a duffel bag containing 48 pounds (21.8 kilograms) of blue counterfeit M-30 pills, packaged in 20 separate 1-gallon Ziploc bags, prosecutors said.
Investigators determined he had picked up the pills in Arizona and was delivering them to Washington state.
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The case was investigated by the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cody S. Chapple is prosecuting.
Romero Reyes is scheduled to be sentenced June 30 by U.S. District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff.
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He faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison and could be sentenced to life, prosecutors said.
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