Arizona Man Sentenced in Fentanyl Conspiracy

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Daniel Raymundo Alvillar, age 46, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced on November 4, 2024, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Alvillar to 78 months' imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After Alvillar is released from prison, he will begin a 3-year term of supervised release.

On January 12, 2023, a Nebraska State Trooper in marked patrol unit and parked on Interstate 80 in Hamilton County, observed a vehicle without a front license plate. As the Trooper proceeded to drive towards the vehicle, he observed a traffic violation and initiated a traffic stop.

The driver was identified as co-defendant Jesus Quinones Dominguez. The passenger was identified as Alvillar. Quinones consented to a vehicle search after informing the Trooper that he had a screwdriver in his pocket. Troopers noticed two screws missing from the plastic cover of the tailgate. The Trooper observed a heat-sealed bag inside the tailgate on the truck. The Trooper then took off the plastic cover and discovered 11 heat sealed bags containing blue pills with the impressions "M30" on them, known as fentanyl pills. In total, 11.28 pounds were recovered. A forensic lab found all representative samples of the pills tested positive for fentanyl, with a total weight of 5,071.9 grams.

Post-arrest, Quinones admitted to the drugs and transportation. He was being paid $4,000 to drive the drugs to Chicago. According to Quinones, he told Alvillar he would split the payment with him.

Alvillar denied knowledge of the drugs but did provide consent to search his cell phone. On his phone, were photographs, both stock and taken by the phone of small blue "M30" pills - same as the pills being transported. The phone had images of marijuana as well as narcotics discussions involving cannabis, "weed," "20 sack," and "blues" - a reference to M30 pills.

Alvillar's co-defendant, Jesus Daniel Dominguez, is scheduled for trial on December 17, 2024.

This case was investigated by the Nebraska State Patrol.