‘M30 King of Fresno’ Pleads Guilty to Distributing Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Pills

Published on September 4, 2024

The self-proclaimed ‘M30 King of Fresno’ pleaded guilty on Tuesday to distributing thousands of fentanyl-laced pills from Mexico to drug dealers in California and other states, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Eastern District Office. Horacio Torrecillas Urias Jr., 23, was one of 18 defendants charged by a grand jury in April 2022 in a 21-count indictment for allegedly illegally trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and illegally possessing firearms. He pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges related to distributing and possessing fentanyl and methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip Talbert announced. The other 17 defendants were charged with crimes related to selling and possessing synthetic opioids. All but one of the defendants have pleaded guilty to the drug charges....

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