SEATTLE – The young leader of a drug trafficking ring that persisted in bringing large loads of drugs to western Washington despite multiple law enforcement seizures, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 130 months in prison, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd. Hector Duran Aldaco, 25, of Federal Way, pleaded guilty in February 2026 to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, and using a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime. Duran Aldaco was the leader of the conspiracy of more than a dozen people that were indicted and arrested in May 2024.
At today’s sentencing hearing U.S. District Judge Kymberly K. Evanson said. “This was a staggering quantity of controlled substances.”
“This defendant is responsible for attempting to flood our community with 85 kilograms of methamphetamine, 30 kilograms of fentanyl and 2.5 kilograms of cocaine,” said First Assistant U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd. “Despite repeated law enforcement seizures, he didn’t stop, switching from rental cars to intercity bus lines to try to get his drugs to Washington. That conduct plus his possession of high-power firearms results in this lengthy sentence which is warranted.”…