Colombian man sentenced for fentanyl distribution in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — A 21-year-old Colombian national residing illegally in Kearns, Utah, has been sentenced to 60 months in prison for possessing and intending to distribute fentanyl.

The sentence for David Estiven Alvear Carcamo was handed down by U.S. District Court Judge David Barlow after Carcamo pleaded guilty via felony information on January 20, 2026. In addition to his prison term, Carcamo received four years of supervised release and will be remanded to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement for deportation proceedings upon his release.

The case stems from a search warrant executed on March 4, 2025, during which agents seized approximately 10,000 fentanyl pills and a handgun from a vehicle, according to court documents and statements made at Carcamo’s sentencing and change of plea hearings…

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