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Nicaraguan man sentenced to prison for trafficking nearly 23 lbs of fentanyl through Utah

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Utah News spotted this story published October 14, 2026 at KJZZ. Full coverage may follow as more sources report.

A Nicaraguan was sentenced to nearly three and a half years in prison for trafficking approximately 104,000 fentanyl pills through Utah. Hector Luis Castillo-Reyes, 23, who was residing illegally in Fresno, California, pleaded guilty in July to possessing and intending to distribute fentanyl.