Orlando Man Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Distribution

Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Luis Miguel Plaza (33, Orlando) has pleaded guilty to distributing and possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl. Plaza faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.

According to court documents, the Drug Enforcement Administration used an undercover agent and confidential informants to conduct multiple controlled purchases of fentanyl from Plaza. During two controlled purchases in August 2023 and January 2024, Plaza sold the undercover agent and a confidential informant a total of over 1,100 pills weighing approximately 115 grams and containing fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl, an analogue of fentanyl. In February 2024, a confidential informant arranged for another fentanyl transaction with Plaza. At the time of his arrest, Plaza was in possession of over 7,000 pills weighing approximately 750 grams and containing fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl, which he intended to sell to the confidential informant.

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Diane Hu.