Miguel Obed Romero Reyes, a 25-year-old from Sinaloa, Mexico, has pleaded guilty to trafficking a significant quantity of fentanyl. The announcement was made by Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith.
Court documents reveal that Romero Reyes was stopped by law enforcement officers while traveling north on Interstate 5 in Fresno County. A search of his vehicle revealed a large duffel bag holding 48 pounds (21.8 kilograms) of blue counterfeit M-30 pills, stored in 20 separate 1-gallon Ziploc bags. In total, he was transporting over 200,000 fentanyl pills, which he had picked up in Arizona and was taking to Washington state for distribution.
The case is the result of a joint investigation by the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cody S. Chapple is handling the prosecution.
Romero Reyes is set to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff on June 30, 2025. He is facing a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years, with the possibility of life imprisonment. The final sentence will depend on the court's consideration of statutory factors and Federal Sentencing Guidelines.