An Orlando man who sold over 1,000 fentanyl pills to an undercover agent and confidential informant will spend the next decade behind bars.
On Thursday, November 14, U.S. District Judge John Antoon II sentenced 34-year-old Luis Miguel Plaza to the minimum mandatory sentence of 10 years in federal prison for distributing and possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl.
Plaza pleaded guilty to the charges in July.
According to court records, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) used an undercover agent and several confidential informants to purchase fentanyl from Plaza.
During two controlled purchases that were conducted in August 2023 and January 2024, Plaza sold more than 1,100 pills to the undercover agent and a confidential informant. The pills weighed approximately 115 grams, and they contained fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl, which is an analogue of fentanyl.
In February 2024, a confidential informant made arrangements with Plaza to purchase additional fentanyl. Instead of meeting the informant, Plaza was met by law enforcement officers and placed under arrest.
At the time of his arrest, Plaza was in possession of more than 7,000 pills weighing around 750 grams, which also contained fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl. He had intended on selling these pills to the confidential informant.
This case was investigated by the DEA, and it was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Diane Hu.