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Man sentenced to 151 months in prison for fentanyl and cocaine trafficking in Phoenix

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Published  February 14, 2025 8:04pm MST
Drug Busts
FOX 10 Phoenix

The Brief

    • A 34-year-old Mexican national was arrested in Jan. 2024, leading to the discovery of a stash house with more than 100 pounds of drugs inside.
    • Miguel Angel Gaytan-Ramirez was sentenced to 151 months in prison for his role in the drug bust.

PHOENIX - A convicted drug trafficker living in Phoenix was sentenced to 151 months in prison, according to a release by the U.S Attorney's Office from the District of Arizona.

What we know:

Miguel Angel Gaytan-Ramierz, a 34-year-old Mexican national living in Phoenix was arrested in 2024 after a DEA agent agreed to buy 15 kilograms of fentanyl from him.

Gaytan-Ramirez, who is believed to be part of a Drug Trafficking Organization based in Mexico, told the agent to meet him in a parking lot in Phoenix.

When the agent arrived, Gaytan-Ramirez was found waiting in a Dodge Ram pickup truck.

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Once he was detained, investigators discovered a nearby apartment that authorities described as a stash house.

A rifle, 74 pounds of fentanyl pills, 17 pounds of fentanyl powder and 41 pounds of cocaine were seized from the house, along with $18,000 in cash.

Gaytan-Ramirez pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl in November. He will be put on supervised release when his term has been served.

The Source

  • U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Arizona

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