A Fresno woman was sentenced Monday to six years and eight months in federal prison for her role in a conspiracy to traffic fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith announced.

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Alma Garza, 24, was convicted by a federal jury in September following a four-day trial. Prosecutors said she worked as a trusted assistant to Horacio Torrecillas Urias Jr., the self-proclaimed “M30 King of Fresno,” helping to smuggle drugs into California from Mexico and distribute them across state lines.

Between Nov. 2, 2021, and March 31, 2022, Garza conspired with Torrecillas Urias and others to traffic tens of thousands of counterfeit M30 fentanyl pills and large quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine, according to evidence presented at trial.

On Jan. 27, 2022, Garza mailed a package containing cocaine and methamphetamine to a co-defendant in New Mexico. Authorities intercepted the package before it reached its destination.

Less than two weeks later, Garza traveled with Torrecillas Urias to Sanger to deliver thousands of fentanyl-laced pills, which were seized two days later during a search of a home.

Prosecutors also said Garza transferred thousands of dollars in cash to Mexican drug suppliers to further the trafficking operation.

Garza was one of 19 people charged in the case. With Monday’s sentencing by U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston, all defendants have been sentenced.

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