Big Richland Drug Pushers Get Prison for Tri-City Drug Ring

2 Mexican nationals will get prison time for a drug ring in Richland.

The two ran a drug house, and used USPS to deliver narcotics

Angel Ramon Barajas-Zarate, 26, of Colima Mexico, and 42-year-old Hector Sanchez-Mendez of Oaxaca, Mexico will serve 11 and six years respectively.

Seized Fentanyl pills (US Attorneys Office E WA)

In February of 2022, investigators obtained evidence the two were using the US Postal Service to ship huge quantities of dangerous drugs, including meth and Fentanyl, and they'd opened a drug house.

During raids on December 14 of 2022, Officials found 45 lbs. of meth in the attic, plus firearms. They found more guns, and Fentanyl pills in Zarate's truck.

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Overall, the raid netted 100,000 Fentanyl-laced pills, 50 lbs. of meth, and 1 kilo of cocaine, making this one of the biggest Eastern WA drug busts ever. They also seized $15,000 in cash and 20 firearms.

Drugs seized (US Attorneys Office E WA)

Both men will also get five years of supervised release after their prison terms.

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