Henry Alvarado, a 34-year-old Honduran national, has been sentenced to a five-year stint in federal prison for his role in the fentanyl trade in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood, a detail born from the decision by Senior U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick. Alvarado, whose time in custody began on April 19, 2023, will also be subject to a simultaneous 12-month term for a supervised release violation, a charge stemming from his prior brush with the law on federal drug trafficking convictions.
Announced by United States Attorney Craig H. Missakian and DEA Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris, the sentencing marks the close of a criminal saga that had seen Alvarado indicted by a federal grand jury on May 2, 2023, after originally being charged on April 17, 2023. As per the details of the plea agreement, Alvarado was found to have sold 173 grams of methamphetamine and 110 grams of fentanyl across multiple instances in March 2023. His sentencing included prison time, an order for him to be under four years of supervised release, and a $200 fine levied upon him…