PORTLAND, Ore. – A Mexican national living in Portland without authorization pleaded guilty to fentanyl trafficking and illegally reentering the United States after previously being deported.
Carlos Baustista-Lopez, 53, entered his guilty plea Nov. 10. He had already served more than 12 years in federal prison for heroin trafficking in Utah before authorities deported him to Mexico in March 2021.
“After serving a lengthy federal prison sentence for heroin trafficking and being removed from the United States, this defendant chose to return illegally and resume trafficking one of the deadliest drugs impacting our communities today,” U.S. Attorney Scott Bradford said…