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Federal Way Man Receives 3-Year Sentence for Drug Trafficking
Investigators say the conspiracy distributed cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl, including 57,000 fentanyl pills and 17 firearms seized in the case.
- On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Tana Lin sentenced 54-year-old Federal Way resident Leonardo Rojas Cruz to three years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy targeting unhoused individuals in Seattle.
- Rojas Cruz, a Mexican national with a prior 1991 federal drug conviction, trafficked narcotics into 'The Jungle' under I-5 and the Chinatown International District, according to the DOJ.
- Prosecutors noted Rojas Cruz purchased substantial quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine for resale; Robert A. Saccone of the DEA Seattle Field Division stated he profited from the city's most vulnerable.
- The DOJ expects Rojas Cruz will face deportation following his prison term, while co-conspirators Daniel Ibarra Loera and Jose Garcia Corona have already been sentenced for their involvement.
- Authorities seized enough fentanyl powder to unleash 1.7 million potentially lethal doses during the investigation, while co-conspirator Sang Su awaits sentencing on November 4, 2026.
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Federal Way man receives 3-year sentence for drug trafficking
A 53-year-old Federal Way man received a three-year prison sentence for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy that preyed, in part, on unhoused people in “The Jungle” under Interstate-5 and Seattle’s International District.
‘Profiting from some of Seattle’s most vulnerable’: Federal Way man sentenced for role in drug ring targeting homeless people
A 54-year-old Federal Way man was sentenced to three years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy that targeted homeless people in Seattle.
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