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ST. GEORGE — A California man was sentenced in federal court after officers in Washington City recovered more than $100,000 in pure fentanyl powder and nearly $9,000 in cash during a traffic stop in December.
On Wednesday, 59-year-old Anthony John Ramirez was sentenced to serve 30 months in federal prison during a hearing held in U.S. District Court on one felony count of possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, a charge the defendant pleaded guilty to on March 22. The maximum penalty is 20 years in prison and a fine of $1 million.
The case stems from an arrest in December after officers found two bags that combined, weighed more than a quarter of a pound of pure fentanyl powder that was valued at more than $100,000. Officers also recovered a black leather envelope containing more than $8,990 in cash.
The defendant was arrested and booked into jail on Dec. 12, where he remained without bail.
Read the full article including what the defendant told the court at St. George News.
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