{"id":61027,"date":"2026-06-18T19:30:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T02:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=61027"},"modified":"2026-06-18T19:34:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T02:34:29","slug":"61027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=61027","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 35 Years in Federal Fentanyl Conspiracy Linked to Transnational Criminal Organization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>PITTSBURGH<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-58790 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/9z9fxr_7z-k-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"brown mallet on gray wooden surface\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/9z9fxr_7z-k-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/9z9fxr_7z-k-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/9z9fxr_7z-k-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/9z9fxr_7z-k-300x420.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/9z9fxr_7z-k-850x1190.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/9z9fxr_7z-k.jpg 857w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-58092\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/gavel_1734742684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/>A Phoenix man has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for his role in a large-scale drug trafficking organization responsible for distributing millions of fentanyl pills, methamphetamine and cocaine across the United States, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Carlos Zamora, 30, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced to 420 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release, according to U.S. Attorney Troy Rivetti.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">U.S. District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan imposed the sentence after Zamora was convicted by a federal jury following a two-and-a-half-week trial in September 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Prosecutors said Zamora was a significant participant in the Phoenix-based Monarrez Drug Trafficking Organization, a transnational criminal organization that distributed millions of fentanyl pills, hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine and dozens of kilograms of cocaine between August 2021 and June 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-section-id=\"xcqxqb\" data-start=\"3048\" data-end=\"3062\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Quick Facts<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"3064\" data-end=\"3782\">\n<li data-section-id=\"5y3ex7\" data-start=\"3064\" data-end=\"3094\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"3066\" data-end=\"3080\">Defendant:<\/strong> Carlos Zamora<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1i1vzea\" data-start=\"3095\" data-end=\"3108\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"3097\" data-end=\"3105\">Age:<\/strong> 30<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"fdmh3r\" data-start=\"3109\" data-end=\"3142\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"3111\" data-end=\"3125\">Residence:<\/strong> Phoenix, Arizona<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"pzezzt\" data-start=\"3143\" data-end=\"3195\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"3145\" data-end=\"3158\">Sentence:<\/strong> 420 months (35 years) federal prison<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"17meja6\" data-start=\"3196\" data-end=\"3229\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"3198\" data-end=\"3221\">Supervised Release:<\/strong> 5 years<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"r80f8q\" data-start=\"3230\" data-end=\"3261\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"3232\" data-end=\"3242\">Judge:<\/strong> J. Nicholas Ranjan<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"vc4f67\" data-start=\"3262\" data-end=\"3306\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"3264\" data-end=\"3279\">Prosecutor:<\/strong> U.S. Attorney Troy Rivetti<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"15ot5ia\" data-start=\"3307\" data-end=\"3365\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"3309\" data-end=\"3326\">Organization:<\/strong> Monarrez Drug Trafficking Organization<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"193pxo2\" data-start=\"3366\" data-end=\"3432\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"3368\" data-end=\"3380\">Charges:<\/strong> Drug trafficking conspiracy, narcotics distribution<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1mcqbww\" data-start=\"3433\" data-end=\"3489\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"3435\" data-end=\"3454\">Drugs Involved:<\/strong> Fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"14dxhry\" data-start=\"3490\" data-end=\"3531\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"3492\" data-end=\"3507\">Time Frame:<\/strong> August 2021 \u2013 June 2023<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"s4d7be\" data-start=\"3532\" data-end=\"3560\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"3534\" data-end=\"3557\">Defendants Charged:<\/strong> 35<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"2megs7\" data-start=\"3561\" data-end=\"3591\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"3563\" data-end=\"3588\">Defendants Sentenced:<\/strong> 33<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"d4f7fq\" data-start=\"3592\" data-end=\"3782\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"3594\" data-end=\"3613\">Major Seizures:<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul data-start=\"3616\" data-end=\"3782\">\n<li data-section-id=\"fo61vn\" data-start=\"3616\" data-end=\"3648\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">55 kilograms of fentanyl pills<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"2dilq6\" data-start=\"3651\" data-end=\"3685\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">7.5 kilograms of fentanyl powder<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"icml5\" data-start=\"3688\" data-end=\"3721\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">48 kilograms of methamphetamine<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"11kqilx\" data-start=\"3724\" data-end=\"3748\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">3 kilograms of cocaine<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"34cdnj\" data-start=\"3751\" data-end=\"3764\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">20 firearms<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"repjv9\" data-start=\"3767\" data-end=\"3782\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">$387,000 cash<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Federal authorities alleged the organization supplied narcotics to a network of dealers who redistributed the drugs throughout the country, including western Pennsylvania.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">According to trial evidence, federal wiretaps captured Zamora obtaining hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills and multiple kilograms of fentanyl powder for redistribution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Investigators also presented evidence from several major seizures connected to the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">During the execution of a search warrant on Jan. 11, 2023, law enforcement officers seized 27 kilograms of fentanyl pills, multiple firearms and approximately $387,000 in cash from the Seattle apartment of co-defendant Bryce Hill.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Authorities also introduced evidence of an intercepted Jan. 9, 2023, phone call in which Zamora allegedly discussed a drive-by shooting in Phoenix with one of the organization&#8217;s leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">In a separate seizure on Dec. 25, 2022, investigators recovered 28 kilograms of fentanyl pills, 7.5 kilograms of fentanyl powder, three kilograms of cocaine, 48 kilograms of methamphetamine and 20 firearms from a short-term rental property in Scottsdale, Arizona.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Hill was sentenced in February 2026 to 35 years in federal prison. Zamora is the 33rd defendant sentenced in the case, which involved 35 defendants charged in a second superseding indictment unsealed in January 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Federal authorities described the prosecution as part of a Homeland Security Task Force effort targeting transnational criminal organizations involved in narcotics trafficking and money laundering operations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/d9\/styles\/banner\/public\/2025-09\/Scottsdale%20Seizure_0_0.jpg?itok=tq4uB_hj\" alt=\"Image of piles of drugs and firearms seized by law enforcement\" width=\"457\" height=\"343\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Jurors heard evidence that Zamora fired more than three dozen shots during a Jan. 8, 2023, drive-by shooting in Phoenix, striking a man who was not the intended target. Investigators matched shell casings recovered at the scene to a Glock switch-equipped semiautomatic rifle seized from Zamora&#8217;s residence days later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Prosecutors said Zamora served as both an enforcer and drug distributor for the organization, handling approximately 29 kilograms of fentanyl and 82.5 kilograms of methamphetamine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Zamora previously served prison terms for armed robbery and aggravated assault on a correctional employee. He is also among 10 individuals indicted in July 2025 on allegations of participating in a racketeering conspiracy involving the bribery of prison employees to smuggle contraband into Cambria County Prison.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PITTSBURGH\u00a0 A Phoenix man has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for his role in a large-scale drug trafficking organization responsible for distributing millions of fentanyl pills, methamphetamine and cocaine&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":60523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Arizona Drug 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