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

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.

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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.