Orlando Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl
Orlando, Fla. – U.S. District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced Luis Miguel Plaza, 34 of Orlando, to 10 years in federal prison for distributing and possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl. Plaza entered a guilty plea on July 24, 2024.
According to court documents, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) used an undercover agent and confidential informants to conduct multiple controlled purchases of fentanyl from Plaza. During two of the controlled purchases in August 2023 and January 2024, Plaza sold the undercover agent and a confidential informant a total of over 1,100 pills containing fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl, an analogue of fentanyl. In February 2024 Plaza possessed more than 7,000 pills containing fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl, which he intended to sell to a confidential informant.
This case was investigated by DEA. It was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida.