06/12/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/12/2025 10:16
TUCSON - Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced that Baltazar Quintero-Bueno was sentenced in Pima County Superior Court on June 10, 2025, for multiple felony drug and weapons offenses tied to a major fentanyl trafficking operation.
Quintero-Bueno pled guilty to:
Between May and December 2024, Quintero-Bueno operated as part of a drug trafficking enterprise in Pima County, selling fentanyl pills and possessing large quantities of fentanyl powder and methamphetamine. On December 23, 2024, he was found in possession of approximately 73.3 pounds of fentanyl pills and multiple firearms, including a Ruger 9mm, while actively engaged in trafficking.
He was sentenced to seven years in prison, with all prison terms to run concurrently. He was also ordered to:
"My office will continue to work tirelessly to dismantle drug trafficking organizations that ship fentanyl to our communities," said Attorney General Mayes. "Those engaged in illicit drug trafficking should be on notice that my office along with our law enforcement partners will find you and bring you to justice."
The Arizona Department of Public Safety investigated this case and Assistant Attorney General Sabrina Lochner prosecuted the case.
A copy of the sentencing document is available below as well as a booking photo.