Arizona Attorney General’s Office Announces Multi-Year Prison Sentence for Fentanyl and Heroin Dealer

TUCSON - The Arizona Attorney General's Office announces that Elvira Vielma Felix was sentenced in Pima County Superior Court on July 9, 2025. Felix pled guilty to two counts of Attempting to Sell a Narcotic Drug, a class 3 felony. Felix was sentenced to 2.5 years of prison on each count, to run concurrently.

"Let me be clear: if you are trafficking fentanyl in Arizona, my office and our law enforcement partners will find you and bring you to justice," said Attorney General Mayes. "Dismantling the criminal organizations that traffic fentanyl into our communities is an ongoing priority of my office."

On December 18, 2024, in Pima County, Arizona, Felix attempted to knowingly sell approximately 2.65 pounds of heroin pills to a third party. On March 17, 2025, in Pima County, Arizona, Felix attempted to knowingly sell approximately 2.4 pounds of fentanyl pills to a third party.

In addition to her 2.5 year concurrent sentence, Felix was also ordered to pay $4,500 to the State Anti-Racketeering Revolving Fund and $8,000 in investigative costs to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety investigated this case and Assistant Attorney General Sabrina Lochner prosecuted the case.

A copy of the indictment is available here and here . Victor Zahurance, the Co-Defendant, is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

A copy of Felix's booking photo is available here .