Fentanyl dealer gets 21 years for selling drugs that caused fatal overdose in Portland

A 51-year-old Honduran citizen was sentenced Thursday to 21 years in federal prison for selling fentanyl that caused a Southwest Portland man’s sudden death in late December 2023.

In mid-April, a jury found Hugo Gomez-Soto guilty of distribution of fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.

Prosecutor Scott Kerin sought a prison term of 24 years and five months while Gomez-Soto’s lawyer argued for the minimum mandatory sentence of 20 years…

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