SEATTLE—Two Honduran Nationals living in Everett, Santana Sandoval, 21, and Kevin Torres Velasquez, 45, were charged with possession of a controlled substance (fentanyl) with intent to distribute in a U.S. District Court in Seattle, Friday, May 9. Together the two possessed more than seven kilos of powdered fentanyl—enough to kill 3.5 million people—which they allegedly used to distribute throughout King and Snohomish counties, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
Sandoval was arrested in the Western District of Virginia on April 24, 2025, and was delivered to the Western District of Washington last week. He remains detained at the federal detention center in SeaTac.
He first came to the attention of law enforcement earlier this year as someone distributing fentanyl in the region and was eventually caught by an undercover Officer who purchased fentanyl from him, using a confidential source.
Sandoval was living in an Everett apartment where, on January 24, 2025, agents and officers working with the Seattle Police Department, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), by way of a search warrant, found over seven kilos of powdered fentanyl, as well as cocaine, methamphetamines, scales, and more than $12,000 in cash, the criminal complaint states.
According to Snohomish County jail records, Sandoval was also charged with an illegal alien in unlawful possession of a firearm. Both Sandoval and Velasquez are citizens of Honduras.
That day, January 24, 2025, Sandoval was arrested on state charges and booked at the Snohomish County Jail. He was released on January 30 and was arrested in the Western District of Virginia on April 24, 2025, and was delivered to the Western District of Washington on May 9 on federal charges. Sandoval’s co-defendant, Kevin Torres, was arrested on April 10, 2025, and has been detained at the Federal Detention Center in SeaTac since.
The case continues to be investigated by the Seattle Police Department, DEA, and HSI. The leading prosecutor in the case is Assistant United States Attorney Cecelia Gregson.
This is a developing story. Please check back soon for updates.
Author: Kienan Briscoe
