Description: Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine.

The investigation in this case revealed that Osmar Martinez-Ochoa, 30, and Hector Martinez-Ochoa, 28, of Tucson, ran a drug trafficking organization that supplied street dealers in Tucson. Over the course of the investigation, the brothers and their organization were responsible for the distribution or possession with intent to distribute at least 10 kilograms of “ice” methamphetamine, 1.44 kilograms of heroin, and 180 grams of fentanyl. As part of a series of search warrants executed in this case, agents seized five firearms, including an AK-47 style assault rifle, and more than $50,000.00 in cash from the Martinez-Ochoa brothers.

The Drug Enforcement Administration conducted the investigation in this case, with assistance from the Tucson Counter Narcotics Alliance, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, the Tucson Police Department, and the Oro Valley Police Department. The United States Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, Tucson, handled the prosecution.

Outcome: Defendants were each each sentenced to 11 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.

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