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Rockford man sentenced to 11 years for importing fentanyl from Mexico

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Beningo Sanchez, 47, of Rockford, has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for attempting to import a pound of fentanyl into the U.S. from Mexico.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Sanchez’s sentencing in the Northern District Court on Thursday.

Sanchez admitted that in March 2023, he was expecting a package of 500 grams of fentanyl that had been pressed into pills to be shipped by FedEx to an address in Rockford.

Photo: winnebago county jail

Officials said the drugs were hidden inside a wooden tortilla press.

Agents intercepted the package and removed the drugs, then delivered it to Sanchez, who took delivery and then drove it to another location where he opened it.

Sanchez pleaded guilty to the charge of possession with intent to distribute earlier this year.

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