WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
ST. GEORGE, Utah - An illegal alien from Nicaragua was sentenced to 41 months' imprisonment today after law enforcement recovered approximately 104,000 fentanyl pills that weighed approximately 23 pounds, during a traffic violation in August 2025.
The sentence, imposed by U.S. District Court Judge Ann Marie McIff Allen, comes after Hector Luis Castillo-Reyes, 23, residing illegally in Fresno, California, pleaded guilty on July 20, 2026, to possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute. In addition to his term of imprisonment, Castillo-Reyes was sentenced to three years of supervised release. Ad...