Three men who are in the United States illegally were sentenced to prison on November 13, 2025 for trafficking kilogram amounts of fentanyl in Charlotte, NC. Javier Avila-Rivas, 24, Christian Josue Campos, 22, and Jefry Adalberto Martinez-Romero, 19, all of Honduras, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
According to filed court documents and court proceedings, from August to September 2024, the defendants conspired to distribute kilogram quantities of fentanyl and cocaine in and around Charlotte.
During the investigation, the defendants sold fentanyl to undercover law enforcement on numerous occasions.
On September 5, 2024, after an undercover drug buy, law enforcement located Avila and Martinez in a vehicle. Law enforcement searched the vehicle, seizing a total of more than 1.9 kilograms of fentanyl, including 786 grams of purple fentanyl still in partial brick form; a rifle; 15 rounds of ammunition; digital scales; and $1,172 of U.S. cash.
Campos and the other 2 suspects were arrested on drug trafficking charges. In November 2025 the suspect pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. The drug fentanyl has killed thousands of people in North Carolina.
The three men are in federal custody and will be transferred to the custody of the federal Bureau of Prisons upon designation of a federal facility
Avila Rivas was sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Campos was ordered to serve five years in prison and four years of supervised release. Martinez was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release.
