Beaverton Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution

PORTLAND, Ore. — A 24-year-old Beaverton man has been sentenced to two years and nine months in federal prison for possessing more than 767 grams of fentanyl with the intent to distribute the drug.

Eder Fletes Calix was also sentenced to five years of supervised release following his prison term, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon.

The sentence follows a multi-agency investigation that began in March 2025, when an Oregon State Police trooper stopped a vehicle driven by Fletes Calix. During the traffic stop, the trooper observed drug paraphernalia and cash inside the vehicle.

Fletes Calix and a co-defendant fled on foot, prompting investigators to obtain and execute a search warrant. A subsequent search of the vehicle uncovered more than 400 grams of compressed fentanyl powder.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration continued the investigation over the following months, documenting multiple suspected drug transactions involving Fletes Calix and his co-defendant.

In May and June 2025, agents seized additional quantities of fentanyl from buyers during two separate traffic stops connected to the investigation.

On July 2, 2025, federal agents arrested Fletes Calix and executed multiple search warrants, including one at a Beaverton residence where he had been renting a room.

During the searches, agents recovered approximately $22,000 in cash, drug packaging materials, digital scales and additional quantities of fentanyl.

Investigators ultimately seized approximately 767.9 grams of fentanyl powder from the defendants’ vehicle, the residence and related transactions.

During a post-arrest interview, Fletes Calix admitted he knew the substance was fentanyl and acknowledged that he and his co-defendant had been selling the drug.

Fletes Calix pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, a Schedule II controlled substance.

In determining the sentence, the court considered the seriousness of the offense, the amount of fentanyl involved and Fletes Calix’s lack of prior criminal history.

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and Oregon State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jessica Keefer and Kate Rochat prosecuted the case.

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