A Davenport man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl. U.S. District Judge Paul W. Byron issued the sentence to Jose David Figueroa Pacheco, 33, after a jury found him guilty on June 11, 2025. Figueroa Pacheco was convicted of trafficking more than 40 grams of fentanyl.
His codefendant, Alberto Ismael Salinas Valencia, pleaded guilty earlier this year and received a 15-year federal prison sentence.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office led a joint investigation between August 2023 and August 2024 to identify firearms and narcotics traffickers in Orlando. During the investigation, an undercover officer arranged to buy a firearm and fentanyl pills from Salinas Valencia. Salinas Valencia arrived at the transaction as a passenger in Figueroa Pacheco’s truck. According to evidence presented at trial, Figueroa Pacheco made phone calls to coordinate delivery of the fentanyl pills, inspected them, and facilitated the deal.
Assistant United States Attorneys Richard Varadan and Risha Asokan prosecuted the case.
