LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A 37-year-old Las Vegas man with a historical past of felony convictions in Clark County was sentenced Friday to 5 years in jail on expenses involving the sale of about 1,000 tablets containing fentanyl and possession of ammunition, in accordance with the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace.
Edward Rodriguez pleaded responsible to at least one depend of distribution of fentanyl and one depend of felon in possession of ammunition. Along with imprisonment, U.S. District Choose Richard F. Boulware II sentenced Rodriguez to 4 years of supervised launch.
Court docket paperwork present Rodriguez offered about 1,000 tablets containing fentanyl on Oct. 6, 2022.
On Oct. 18, 2022, a police officer in Mesquite, about 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas on Interstate 15, tried to tug over Rodriguez. He responded by driving quicker via a college zone. Kids needed to leap out the best way because the automotive went via, in accordance with police.
Rodriguez was later stopped inside a retailer carrying a backpack containing fentanyl tablets, heroin, {a magazine} loaded with .40 caliber ammunition, and a hypodermic needle with methamphetamine, paperwork confirmed. He admitted to police {that a} shotgun and a 40mm semi-automatic handgun have been within the automotive. The handgun did not have a serial quantity and had been modified with a machine gun conversion machine.
Rodriguez has prior felony convictions for forgery, tried housebreaking, and ex-felon in possession of a firearm, all in Clark County. One other conviction concerned distribution of a managed substance and felon in possession of a firearm in Nevada. He’s not allowed to have weapons or ammunition due to his prior convictions.
Performing United States Lawyer Sue Fahami for the District of Nevada and Assistant Particular Agent in Cost Kevin Adams for the DEA Las Vegas Division made the announcement.
The DEA and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Lawyer Melanee Smith prosecuted the case.
