The Brief
- Juan Carlos Felix was sentenced to 200 months in prison for leading a major methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking ring.
- Authorities say Felix directed drug shipments from California into Minnesota and other Midwest states.
- Law enforcement agencies coordinated a months-long undercover operation to dismantle the network.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A man who led a large-scale drug trafficking operation moving methamphetamine and fentanyl into the Midwest has been sentenced to more than 16 years in federal prison.
Felix sentenced for major drug trafficking operation
What we know:
Juan Carlos Felix, 47, pleaded guilty in November 2025 to his role in a drug trafficking network that moved large amounts of methamphetamine and fentanyl from California into Minnesota, Wisconsin and Nebraska. Authorities say Felix supervised and directed multiple people in the Midwest, coordinating drug exchanges and collecting payments.
From September 2023 through May 2024, an undercover officer coordinated nine controlled drug purchases with Felix, totaling nearly 20 kilograms of methamphetamine and more than a kilogram of fentanyl, according to court documents.…