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Two Mexican Nationals Get 10 Years in Prison for Plot to Sell 1 Million Fentanyl Pills

The defendants met a buyer, who was an undercover agent, at a Denny’s in El Segundo to buy samples in March 2023.
Two Mexican Nationals Get 10 Years in Prison for Plot to Sell 1 Million Fentanyl Pills
Seized fentanyl pills in three duffle bags after the March 2023 arrest. U.S. Attorney's Office
Jill McLaughlin
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Two Mexican nationals were sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and possession of the drug by a federal judge in Los Angeles on Aug. 13.

Florencio Camacho Allan, 29, and Gerardo Gaxiola Patiño, 30, were sentenced to 10 years each after they pleaded guilty in April to one count each of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl, a deadly synthetic opioid that is up to 100 times stronger than morphine.

Jill McLaughlin
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