Alien Drug Trafficker from Colombia Sentenced to Five Years’ Imprisonment

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - An illegal alien from Columbia was sentenced to 60 months' imprisonment after he possessed and intended to distribute fentanyl in the District of Utah.

The sentence, imposed by U.S. District Court Judge David Barlow, comes after David Estiven Alvear Carcamo, 21, residing illegally in Kearns, Utah, pleaded guilty via felony information on January 20, 2026. In addition to his term of imprisonment, Carcamo was sentenced to four years of supervised release. Upon his release from imprisonment, Carcamo will be remanded to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement for deportation proceedings.

According to court documents and statements made at Carcamo's sentencing and change of plea hearings, a search warrant was executed on a residence and vehicle on March 4, 2025. During the search of the vehicle, agents seized approximately 10,000 fentanyl pills, and a handgun. See prior press release: Colombian National Indicted After Agents Seize Approximately 10,000 Fentanyl Pills and a Firearm.

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Melissa Holyoak of the District of Utah made the announcement.

The case was investigated jointly by the Wasatch Metro Drug Task Force (WMDTF), consisting of the FBI and the Davis Metro Narcotics Strike Force (DMNSF).

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Utah prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.