US EditionFentanyl Seller Sentenced in Overdose Death of 23-Year-Old St. Helens Man
- On Wednesday, Efrain Robert Diaz-Rangel was sentenced to federal prison for seven years and three months for distributing fentanyl that led to Ryan Davidson’s fatal overdose in Oregon in 2023.
- Diaz-Rangel acted as a runner delivering counterfeit fentanyl pills under instructions from a Mexico-based dispatcher, and prosecutors proved his involvement two steps removed from the fatal sale.
- Authorities confiscated nearly thirty thousand fake oxycodone tablets laced with fentanyl, along with 1.9 kilograms of heroin and incriminating items from Diaz-Rangel's apartment in Portland, connecting him to the lethal drug trafficking operation.
- Prosecutor Scott Kerin stated that Diaz-Rangel recklessly delivered fentanyl and noted that Ryan had battled addiction; he expressed that while nothing can change the past, holding the defendant accountable is important for justice and the family’s healing.
- The sentencing holds Diaz-Rangel accountable for contributing to the overdose death, while highlighting the ongoing lethal impact of fentanyl amid high overdose rates nationwide and in Oregon.
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Fentanyl trafficker sentenced to more than 7 years in prison after deadly overdose in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A fentanyl trafficker was sentenced to more than seven years in prison in a federal court following the overdose death of a Washington County man, authorities said. Efrain Roberto Diaz-Rangel, 35, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl on March 4. The U.S. Department of Justice described Diaz-Rangal as "a Mexican national unlawfully residing in Portland." In April of 2023, a local narcotics team b…
Charleston man pleads guilty in selling woman pure fentanyl at 2020 Halloween party
The federal judge who accepted man's guilty plea didn't commit to a potential sentencing-range agreement between defense and prosecutors because of his role in the overdose death of 25-year-old woman.
Woman sentenced to 117 months in connection with fentanyl overdose in Pipestone County
ST. PAUL — A Pipestone County court sentenced Breeann Lenore Krueger to 117 months in prison Wednesday for her role in the fentanyl overdose death of 25-year-old Justin Troy Rops. The sentencing follows her April 15 guilty plea to third-degree murder. Co-defendant Miranda Michelle Sanow also entered a guilty plea to third-degree murder in August 2024. Sanow is scheduled to be sentenced on July 8. In October and November 2022, Krueger sold Sanow …
Dealer Gets 19 Years in Death of Trans Activist Cecilia Gentili
Michael Kuilan will serve nearly two decades for selling the fentanyl-laced drugs that killed the beloved trans activist and "Pose" actress. The post Dealer Gets 19 Years in Death of Trans Activist Cecilia Gentili appeared first on Metro Weekly.
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