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Eduardo Misael Garcia-Sanchez Sentenced to 100 Months in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution

A 29-year-old man was sentenced to federal prison and four years of supervised release following a drug investigation in Oregon.

2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 20, 2026, 10:29 a.m. ET

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 20, 2026, 10:52 a.m. ET
Eduardo Misael Garcia-Sanchez, 29, was on August 13, 2026, to 100 months in federal prison and 4 years' supervised release for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to official records from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon. U.S. Attorney Scott E. Bradford announced the sentence and stated that the court designated Garcia-Sanchez as a career offender based on prior drug dealing convictions. Garcia-Sanchez had pleaded guilty on May 12, 2026, to Count 1 of an indictment. The prosecution follows an August 5, 2025, investigation by the Clackamas County Interagency Task Force into a Portland-area drug dealer, according to court records. Officers followed a vehicle operated by Garcia-Sanchez out of Portland before an Oregon State Police trooper conducted a traffic stop. Investigators observed a large bundle of cash and apparent heroin inside the vehicle and placed Garcia-Sanchez into custody. Investigators recovered approximately 10 individual bindles of fentanyl from under the driver's seat, alongside approximate totals of 120.9 grams of fentanyl powder, 51.8 grams of heroin, and $5,349 in U.S. Currency, official court records state. On September 3, 2025, a federal grand jury in Portland returned a 2-count indictment charging Garcia-Sanchez with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute heroin. The case was investigated by the FBI and CCITF with assistance from OSP, and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Kerin.

Earlier reports

  1. Aug 20, 2026, 10:29 a.m. ETFirst report

    Mexican National Sentenced to 100 Months in Federal Prison in Fentanyl Case

    On August 13, 2026, Eduardo Misael Garcia-Sanchez, 29, was sentenced to 100 months in federal prison and 4 years' supervised release for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to court records from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon. The court found that Garcia-Sanchez, a Mexican national, qualified as a career offender based on prior drug dealing convictions.

    According to court documents, investigators with the Clackamas County Interagency Task Force identified a vehicle operated by Garcia-Sanchez on August 5, 2025. An Oregon State Police trooper conducted a traffic stop, during which officers observed a large bundle of cash and apparent heroin. Investigators recovered approximately 10 individual bindles of fentanyl, 120.9 grams of fentanyl powder, 51.8 grams of heroin, and $5,349 in U.S. currency from the vehicle.

    A federal grand jury in Portland returned a 2-count indictment on September 3, 2025. On May 12, 2026, Garcia-Sanchez pleaded guilty to Count 1 of the indictment. U.S. Attorney Scott E. Bradford stated, "This case showed true teamwork amongst our law enforcement agencies to bring this drug dealer to justice." The case was investigated by the FBI and the Clackamas County Interagency Task Force with assistance from the Oregon State Police, and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Kerin.

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