Two Las Vegas men have been arrested and charged with trafficking tens of thousands of fentanyl pills, fentanyl powder and methamphetamine, and laundering drug proceeds to Mexico, federal prosecutors announced.
A federal grand jury indictment unsealed Friday charges Francisco Felix and Alexis Arturo Martinez — also known as Arego Martinez Reglado — with conspiring to distribute large quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine. The pair made their initial court appearances April 10.
On April 9, federal agents executing multiple search warrants on the defendants’ stash houses and a storage locker seized approximately 30,000 fentanyl pills, 2.25 kilograms of fentanyl powder, 2.3 kilograms of heroin, one pound of methamphetamine, a semi-automatic rifle and more than $30,000 in cash, prosecutors said.
The indictment charges one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, six counts of fentanyl distribution, four counts of methamphetamine distribution, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and four counts of money laundering.
“The defendants were poisoning our communities with drugs,” First Assistant U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah said, crediting the Las Vegas Homeland Security Task Force with the arrests. “Nevada is safer thanks to the whole-of-government partnership and interagency collaboration.”
FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher S. Delzotto called the arrests a first step toward accountability and warned that dealers who carry firearms would face federal prosecution. “If you peddle drugs and carry guns in our community, we will find you, and we will stop you,” he said.
Anthony Chrysanthis, special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Los Angeles Field Division, which oversees Nevada, said the case reflects the agency’s commitment to “disrupting drug trafficking networks and halting the flow of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other dangerous drugs.”
The case was investigated by the FBI and DEA and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua Brister. Felix and Martinez were remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service, and a jury trial is scheduled for June 15, 2026, before U.S. District Judge Gloria M. Navarro.
If convicted, the defendants face a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison and a maximum sentence of life. Any sentence would be determined by the court after considering applicable statutory factors and the federal Sentencing Guidelines.
The prosecution is part of the Homeland Security Task Force initiative established by Executive Order 14159, which targets cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking networks operating in the United States and abroad.
The charges are allegations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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