SEATTLE, WA — A Tacoma man was sentenced to 66 months in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking organization that moved large quantities of narcotics into Western Washington, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington.
Rogelio Pena, 22, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Seattle after investigators found he continued to distribute fentanyl pills even after being stopped with a significant amount of methamphetamine. Court records state that Pena was a trusted member of a broader conspiracy that transported drugs north from Los Angeles, initially using rental cars and later commercial buses.
Investigators said the multi-agency wiretap investigation resulted in the seizure of approximately 81 kilograms of methamphetamine, 49 kilograms of fentanyl pills, and 15 kilograms of cocaine. In one traffic stop on June 28, 2023, Pena was a passenger in a vehicle carrying more than 25 pounds of methamphetamine. Despite that stop, authorities said Pena later arranged deliveries involving 20,000 fentanyl pills…