SEATTLE — A federal judge has sentenced a Renton, Washington man to 10 years in prison for his role in a violent drug distribution ring, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Seattle.
Benjamin Fuentes was indicted in July 2020 with a dozen co-conspirators after an extensive wire-tap investigation into drug trafficking and firearms sales in the region, U.S. Attorney Nick Brown said Wednesday in a press release.
“He and his coconspirators distributed massive amounts of methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and potentially deadly fentanyl pills in King, Pierce, Lewis, and Snohomish Counties,” Brown said. “This sentence removes him from the community he damaged with his violent drug trade.”
When agents moved in for the arrests, they found drugs, four firearms, ballistic vests and $28,000 in cash in the home Fuentes shared with a drug trafficking leader, Brown said.