Ermin Izaguirre-Estrada, 22, a Honduran national unlawfully residing in Oregon, was sentenced Monday to 70 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for trafficking fentanyl in downtown Portland and San Francisco, California.
According to court records, on August 9, 2023, during a fentanyl enforcement mission targeting fentanyl dealers in downtown Portland, officers noticed Izaguirre-Estrada with what appeared to be blue fentanyl pills in his palm. The officers apprehended Izaguirre-Estrada and confiscated a loaded weapon, over 6,000 fentanyl pills, fentanyl powder, and cash.
On August 16, 2023, a federal grand jury in Portland handed a two-count indictment charging Izaguirre-Estrada with possessing fentanyl with the purpose to distribute, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking felony, and possessing a firearm as an alien.
On September 26, 2023, a federal grand jury in the Northern District of California delivered a two-count indictment charging Izaguirre-Estrada with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, citing a previous arrest in April 2023.
On April 30, 2025, Izaguirre-Estrada entered a guilty plea to two charges of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, settling both of his criminal proceedings.
Homeland Security Investigations, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit, the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HITDA) Interdiction Team (HIT), the PPB Central Precinct Neighborhood Response Team, and the PPB Bike Squad all conducted investigations into this case. It was prosecuted by Scott M. Kerin, Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Oregon.
The Oregon-Idaho HIDTA program is a counterdrug grant program sponsored by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). It coordinates with and funds multi-agency drug enforcement operations.
The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigated the case. OCDETF employs a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most powerful criminal organizations that pose a threat to the United States. For additional information about Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, please refer to Justice.gov/OCDETF.
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