A Colombian national residing illegally in Kearns, Utah, was sentenced on April 16 to five years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing and intending to distribute fentanyl in the District of Utah.
David Estiven Alvear Carcamo, age 21, received a sentence of 60 months’ imprisonment from U.S. District Court Judge David Barlow. Carcamo pleaded guilty via felony information on January 20. In addition to his prison term, he will serve four years of supervised release and will be remanded to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement for deportation proceedings upon release.
Court documents show that law enforcement executed a search warrant on March 4, 2025, at a residence and vehicle linked to Carcamo. Agents seized approximately 10,000 fentanyl pills and a handgun during the search. This operation followed an earlier indictment related to these seizures.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Melissa Holyoak announced the sentencing. The investigation was conducted by the Wasatch Metro Drug Task Force—composed of agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Davis Metro Narcotics Strike Force—and prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah.
The case is part of Operation Take Back America, described as “a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.”
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah enforces federal laws across all 29 counties in Utah—including areas with five national parks and multiple Indian reservations—and operates under the U.S. Department of Justice according to its official website. The office maintains facilities in Salt Lake City and St. George as well as access points at federal sites like Hill Air Force Base according to its official website. It employs about 85 staff members—including approximately 45 assistant attorneys—to prosecute federal crimes such as drug trafficking while advancing community well-being through victim assistance programs according to its official website.
