A local restaurant owner was sentenced to nearly four years in prison last week, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin, and possession of firearms by a prohibited person.
According to the Arizona Attorney General's Office, in 2023, Jason Felipe Gutierrez-Sandoval, 29, of Tucson, delivered more than 4,600 fentanyl pills, weighing around 454.5 grams, to another person on behalf of a drug-trafficking organization based in Mexico.
Investigators later arrested Gutierrez-Sandoval and searched his home with a warrant, where they found 12 small baggies with a type of cocaine known as Lavada and more than $660 in cash.
Agents also found a collection of firearms, ammunition, and magazines, as well as a half-kilogram of heroin. Some of the firearms were loaded, and one of the magazines was a circular .22 caliber drum magazine with a 70-round capacity, also fully loaded.
Gutierrez-Sandoval is prohibited by law from possessing firearms.
As part of his sentence, Gutierrez-Sandoval was ordered to pay a money judgment in the amount of $2,500, equal to the sum of money that he obtained during the fentanyl transaction.
The firearms, ammunition, and magazines were also seized and forfeited.
Gutierrez-Sandoval will have to serve 36 months of supervised release, following his release from prison.
KGUN 9 is looking to verify the specific details of the businesses owned by the restaurant owner. As soon as they are available, they will be added to the top of the web article.
