PORTLAND, Ore. — A Honduran national living illegally in Gresham has been sentenced to prison for three years and nine months for distributing fentanyl in and around Portland.
Arrest Took Place in a Controlled Buy
According to court documents, Borys Rafael Almendarez-Chapas (45) was arrested when investigators conducted a controlled buy of fentanyl from him in Portland on 4 December 2024.
When arrested, Almendarez-Chapas was found in possession of fentanyl powder and counterfeit pills containing the opioid.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Oregon District Office, the Honduran admitted to investigators that he had planned to sell two ounces of fentanyl powder and 500 pills during the transaction. He told investigators that there were firearms at his residence, where officers later seized three weapons…