LOS ANGELES — A Calabasas man was sentenced Thursday to 27 years in federal prison for operating a drug delivery network prosecutors described as a “DoorDash for drugs” service that distributed fentanyl-laced pills across Los Angeles and Ventura counties, causing two fatal overdoses, officials announced Thursday.
Erick Oved Estrada, 37, also known as “Franco Sanchez” and “Eric Freddy Hook,” received a 324-month prison sentence from U.S. District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald, who also ordered him to pay $43,145 in restitution.
Estrada has remained in federal custody since November 2023. He pleaded guilty in October 2025 to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances resulting in death and distribution of fentanyl resulting in death.
Case Facts:
- ✅ Defendant: Erick Oved Estrada, 37, of Calabasas
- ✅ Sentence: 27 years (324 months) in federal prison
- ✅ Restitution: $43,145
- ✅ Charges: Conspiracy to distribute controlled substances resulting in death; distribution of fentanyl resulting in death
- ✅ Scheme: Drug delivery network described as “DoorDash for drugs“
- ✅ Operation Period: May 2019–March 2023
- ✅ Drugs Distributed: Cocaine and counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl
- ✅ Fatal Overdoses: Two victims identified as C.N. and S.M.
- ✅ Co-defendant: Arian Alani pleaded guilty and awaits sentencing
- ✅ Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court, Central District of California
According to court records, Estrada operated the drug trafficking operation from May 2019 through March 2023, supplying cocaine and counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl.
Federal prosecutors said Estrada used a network of delivery drivers to transport narcotics directly to customers and other dealers throughout Southern California, collecting payment in a manner resembling a commercial food delivery service.
One of the fatal overdoses occurred after Estrada sold 25 fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pills on June 8, 2022, to co-defendant Arian Alani, 37, a Danish national living in Burbank who worked as one of Estrada’s delivery drivers.
The following day, Alani sold some of the pills to a victim identified in court documents as “C.N.” The victim died after ingesting the counterfeit pills.
Two days later, Alani texted Estrada, warning him that “my boy just died yesterday” and accusing him of selling pills containing fentanyl.
A second fatal overdose occurred in March 2023, when a victim identified as “S.M.” arranged to purchase two Xanax pills and two oxycodone pills for $80. Court documents state Estrada directed one of his drivers to deliver counterfeit pills containing fentanyl.
After returning home, S.M. ingested the drugs and died from a fatal fentanyl overdose, prosecutors said.
Alani pleaded guilty in September 2025 to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. His sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 2, and he faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.