OMAHA, Neb. — A Grand Island man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his role in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy tied to a deadly overdose in Omaha.
United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Carlos Lopez Montoya, 32, of Grand Island, was sentenced March 18, 2026, in federal court in Omaha for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl resulting in death. U.S. District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Lopez Montoya to 240 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After his release, Lopez Montoya will serve three years of supervised release.
The case stems from March 5, 2024, when the victim was found unresponsive in an Omaha residence. The Drug Enforcement Administration’s overdose task force investigated and tracked how fentanyl pills reached the victim…