OAKLAND — A man who allegedly struck it rich through fentanyl sales in the Bay Area has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison, court records show.

Milton Varela-Arteaga, 29, was sentenced last month by U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, after pleading guilty to possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl. He must serve a four-year supervised release term afterwards, but because he’s already been deported to Honduras once, a similar fate likely awaits him after completion of his prison term, according to court records.

Varela-Arteaga was charged in 2024, after authorities raided his Oakland home and found four pounds of fentanyl, combined with other busts where a total of $96,000 in suspected drug money was seized, court records show. Authorities also say he was linked

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