San Diego Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Fatal Fentanyl Drug Sale

A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) chemist checks confiscated powder containing fentanyl at the DEA Northeast Regional Laboratory in New York on Oct. 8, 2019. Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images

SAN DIEGO—A San Diego man who took part in the sale of fentanyl-laced pills that led to a woman’s overdose death was sentenced this week to 10 years in federal prison.

Jonathan Miguel Lopez, 35, pleaded guilty to his role in the sale of pills to 23-year-old Sherie Gil, who was found dead Sept. 30, 2021, inside the bathroom of a San Diego office building.