LAS VEGAS – Authorities arrested two men who made their initial court appearances on April 10 for allegedly trafficking large amounts of fentanyl pills, fentanyl powder, and methamphetamine, as well as laundering drug proceeds to Mexico.
A federal indictment unsealed Friday charges Francisco Felix and Alexis Arturo Martinez, also known as Arego Martinez Reglado, with conspiring to distribute substantial quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine. On April 9, federal agents executed multiple search warrants at the suspects’ stash houses and a storage unit, seizing roughly 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.
“This indictment is a direct result of the coordinated actions and outstanding investigative work by the Las Vegas Homeland Security Task Force,” said First Assistant U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada. “The defendants were poisoning our communities with drugs. Nevada is safer thanks to the whole-of-government partnership and interagency collaboration. We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to rid crime and drugs from our communities.”
“Fentanyl traffickers must be held accountable for the destruction caused by their crimes, and these arrests are the first step to holding those responsible,” said Special Agent in Charge Christopher S. Delzotto for the FBI Las Vegas Field Office. “Our Homeland Security Task Force will continue to fight against drug traffickers putting dangerous individuals behind bars and sending a clear message: if you peddle drugs and carry guns in our community, we will find you, and we will stop you.”
“Through coordinated efforts and strong partnerships, two narcotics criminals will face the full force of the law for the devastation they caused,” said Anthony Chrysanthis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration Los Angeles Field Division, which oversees Nevada. “DEA is in lockstep with our HSTF partners, remaining ever committed to disrupting drug trafficking networks and halting the flow of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other dangerous drugs. Together, we will continue to safeguard the health and wellbeing of our communities.”
The indictment includes one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance; six counts of distributing fentanyl; four counts of distributing methamphetamine; one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering; and four counts of money laundering.
Authorities remanded Felix and Martinez to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service. The court has scheduled a jury trial for June 15, 2026, before U.S. District Judge Gloria M. Navarro.
If convicted, the defendants face a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison, along with a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years. The court will determine any sentence after considering applicable statutory factors and the federal Sentencing Guidelines, which account for several variables.
The FBI and DEA investigated the case, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua Brister is prosecuting it.
This prosecution falls under the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion. The HSTF operates as a whole-of-government partnership focused on dismantling criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking networks in the United States and abroad.
Through extensive interagency collaboration, the HSTF directs the full resources of U.S. law enforcement toward identifying, investigating, and prosecuting crimes tied to these groups, which have long contributed to violence and instability within the country. As part of its mission, the HSTF prioritizes cases involving child trafficking and other crimes against children, while also using all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States.
The Las Vegas HSTF includes agents and officers from federal, state, and local agencies, with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada leading the prosecution.
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