![Othello Man Gets Six Years For Dealing Fentanyl](http://townsquare.media/site/1134/files/2024/01/attachment-GarzaBust2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Othello Man Gets Six Years For Dealing Fentanyl
An Othello man will serve over six years in prison after being convicted on drug dealing charges.
Fifty-two-year-old Jaime Alberta Garza was sentenced to 78 months to be followed by five years of supervised release by Judge Thomas O. Rice in Spokane's U.S. District Court this month.
Court documents indicate that in October of 2022, the Adam's County Sheriff's Office received a tip that Garza was distributing large amounts of fentanyl and methamphetamine in the Othello area.
He was subsequently arrested after the execution of a search warrant at his residence which turned up approximately 5,000 fentanyl pills and several ounces of meth, as well as a pair of firearms.
A subsequent search of Garza's vehicle turned up more fentanyl and meth, along with a bag of illegal marijuana and a stolen pistol.
Prosecutors say Garza has a lengthy criminal history which includes drug trafficking and several violent offenses.
The Drug Enforcement Administration assisted the Adams County Sheriff’s Office with Garza's investigation and the case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Stephanie Van Marter.
![NewsRadio 560 KPQ logo](https://townsquare.media/site/1134/files/2022/04/attachment-900.jpg?w=100)
Idaho Fentanyl Deaths Quadruple Since Lockdowns Began
Gallery Credit: Hannah Shippen, Townsquare Media
More From NewsRadio 560 KPQ
![Man Jailed After Alleged Assault With Garden Hoe](http://townsquare.media/site/1134/files/2024/07/attachment-GardenHoe.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![$50K WA Lottery Scratch Tickets Sold In Wenatchee, Othello](http://townsquare.media/site/1134/files/2024/06/attachment-CashSpinScratch.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![16-Year-Old Mattawa Girl Dies Of Suspected Fentanyl Overdose](http://townsquare.media/site/1134/files/2024/06/attachment-fentanylpile.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![One Person Dead In High Speed Crash Near Othello](http://townsquare.media/site/1134/files/2024/05/attachment-WA-state-patrol-vehicle.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Two Oregon Men Arrested On Drug Charges At Gorge Amphitheater](http://townsquare.media/site/1134/files/2024/05/attachment-DrugBustGeneric2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![21-Year-Old Injured In Crash With Semi On SR 17 North of Othello](http://townsquare.media/site/1134/files/2024/05/attachment-WA-state-patrol-vehicle.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Ephrata Man Arrested After Allegedly Pointing Gun At Motorist](http://townsquare.media/site/1134/files/2022/06/attachment-RS12111_459908461.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Two In Jail, Two At Large For Car Theft In Adams County](http://townsquare.media/site/1134/files/2024/03/attachment-AdamsCountyWantedSuspects.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Ritzville Man Arrested Following Rash Of Burglaries](http://townsquare.media/site/1134/files/2024/03/attachment-MarcusChamberlain.jpg?w=980&q=75)