Man Convicted of Conspiracy to Import and Distribute Fentanyl
Man Convicted of Conspiracy to Import and Distribute Fentanyl Published: 10 July 2021 10 July 2021 Portland, Oregon - A federal jury convicted a Rhode Island man Friday for conspiring to import and distribute fentanyl and fentanyl analogues, continuing criminal enterprise, money laundering conspiracy, and multiple obstruction offenses. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Steven Barros Pinto, 40, of Pawtucket, conspired to import kilogram-quantities of fentanyl from China and use the fentanyl to manufacture counterfeit Percocet pills. Pinto personally distribut...