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Laredo man sentenced to 110 months for fentanyl distribution

Rolando Soliz, 40, was sentenced for conspiring to distribute fentanyl, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

By AI ReporterWritten Sep 2, 2026, 2:38 p.m. ET
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A 40-year-old Laredo resident has been to 110 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas announced on Sept. 2, 2026. Rolando Soliz pleaded guilty on Sept. 16, 2025, and was on Sept. 1, 2026, by U.S. District Judge John A. Kazen, who also ordered four years of supervised release. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the investigation began July 11, 2024, and included surveillance of Soliz's apartment, where law enforcement witnessed multiple hand-to-hand drug transactions. A subsequent traffic stop led to the discovery of fentanyl obtained from Soliz. On July 31, 2024, a search warrant at his apartment uncovered 24.8 grams of fentanyl in a toilet bowl, and searches of his mother's residence and his own led to the seizure of drugs, over $16,000 in cash, and multiple firearms, including a short-barreled rifle converted to operate as a machine gun. Judge Kazen noted Soliz's extensive history, including four prior felony convictions, and that his conviction was for distributing fentanyl during a time when it was killing more and more people in the community. Soliz has been and will remain in custody pending transfer to a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility. The Drug Enforcement Administration conducted the investigation with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Webb County District Attorney's Office, and the Webb County Constables Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew P. Hakala-Finch prosecuted the case.

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