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Date: 06-19-2021

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United States of America v. Jose Mario Quintero Beltran

Case Number: 1:21-cr-00153-DAD-BAM

Judge: Dale A. Drozd

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (Fresno County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office

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Description: Fresno, California possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant.

Jose Mario Quintero Beltran, 31, of Bakersfield, was charged with possessing with the intent to distribute larege amounts of fentanyl, cocaine.

On March 31, Quintero Beltran arranged to meet a customer at a Bakersfield shopping mall and sell him 20,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl for $42,000. During their meeting, Quintero Beltran also offered to sell the customer methamphetamine. Afterwards, law enforcement officers searched Quintero Beltran’s vehicle and residence and located a total of 51,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl, approximately 40 pounds of cocaine, and approximately 3 pounds of crystal and liquid methamphetamine, all of which Quintero Beltran intended to distribute to others.

This case is the product of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Kern County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher D. Baker is prosecuting the case.

21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A) - Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Methamphetamine
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Outcome: Defendant pleaded guilty. He faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a maximum life sentence, and up to a $10 million fine. The actual sentence, however, will be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables.

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