Tucson Brothers Each Get 11 Years In Jail For Supplying Drug Dealers

TUCSON, AZ —Two brothers from Tucson were sentenced in federal court last week, each to 11 years in prison, for running a drug trafficking organization that supplied street dealers in the city, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona has announced.

Osmar Martinez-Ochoa, 30, and Hector Martinez-Ochoa, 28, also were sentenced to three years of supervised release, following their 11 years in jail, after they previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin, fentanyl and methamphetamine, authorities said.

According to court records, the brothers and their organization were responsible for the distribution or possession with intent to distribute of at least 10 kilograms of "ice" methamphetamine, 1.44 kilograms of heroin and 180 grams of fentanyl.

While executing a series of search warrants in the case, agents also seized five firearms, including an AK-47 style assault rifle, and more than $50,000 in cash from the brothers, court records indicate.

The U.S. Attorney's Office said the Drug Enforcement Administration conducted the investigation into the case, with assistance from the Tucson Counter Narcotics Alliance, the Pima County Sheriff's Department, the Tucson Police Department and the Oro Valley Police Department.