Nicholas Vassallo | U.S. Department of Justice
Lorenzo Antonio Santillan-Solis, a 28-year-old resident of Phoenix, Arizona, has been sentenced to 100 months in prison for his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine. The sentencing was handed down by U.S. District Court Judge Kelly H. Rankin on January 9 in Cheyenne. In addition to the prison term, Santillan-Solis will undergo three years of supervised release.
Court documents reveal that law enforcement became aware of narcotics being distributed from an address in Powell, Wyoming, which were sourced from the Phoenix area. This address was linked to a known co-conspirator of Santillan-Solis. On March 15, 2023, authorities intercepted a parcel at the United States Postal Inspection Service in Casper destined for the Powell address. A search warrant revealed approximately 10,000 fentanyl pills weighing over one kilogram and more than one pound of methamphetamine inside the package.
The investigation further connected correspondence and fingerprints back to Santillan-Solis after the co-conspirator made inquiries about the package at the post office on the same day it was intercepted.
Santillan-Solis faced indictment on May 16, 2024, and was subsequently arrested on May 20 in Phoenix. He made his initial court appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge R. Michael Shickich in Casper on June 28 and entered a guilty plea on October 18, 2024.
The case was investigated by several agencies including the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mackenzie Morrison prosecuted this case under Case No. 24-CR-00068.
