Two Honduran Nationals Sentenced To Years In Prison For Selling Drugs In San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO – Two defendants in separate cases have been sentenced to multi-year prison terms for selling or intending to sell drugs in the Bay Area, including in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey.

Marcos Carcamo, 25, a Honduran national who was living in Oakland, was sentenced to 48 months in prison following his conviction in December 2023 on charges of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C). Carcamo’s sentence was imposed by the Hon. Jacqueline Scott Corley, United States District Judge.

Raul Alexander Guisa-Ortega, 25, also a Honduran national who was living in Oakland, was sentenced to 36 months in prison following his conviction in December 2023 on a charge of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C). Guisa-Ortega’s sentence was imposed by the Hon. Susan Illston, Senior United States District Judge.

At sentencing, Carcamo admitted he possessed approximately 1.77 kilograms—that is, almost four pounds—of fentanyl, along with a lesser quantity of cocaine, all of which he intended to sell, when he was arrested in San Francisco on August 9, 2023. According to the government’s sentencing memorandum, Carcamo admitted he mixed fentanyl with cutting agents at his residence in Oakland and that he traveled from Oakland to San Francisco four or five times per week to sell drugs. In a search of Carcamo’s residence, which he shared with his brother, officers seized, among other things, additional suspected drugs, including methamphetamine and heroin; a firearm and ammunition; a pill press and materials for mixing drugs; and almost $59,000 in cash.

According to the government’s sentencing memorandum, Guisa-Ortega—who has three prior convictions, including one federal conviction, for selling drugs in the Tenderloin—sold drugs including fentanyl and methamphetamine to an undercover officer three times in August 2023. When officers arrested Guisa-Ortega on August 31, 2023, he admitted that he sold fentanyl, which he said he knew was often deadly. Officers found more drugs hidden in Guisa-Ortega’s car and in his house, both of which they searched following his arrest.

In addition to sentencing Carcamo and Guisa-Ortega to prison, Judges Corley and Illston ordered both defendants to serve three years of supervised release to begin after their prison terms are completed. Carcamo was indicted by a federal grand jury on October 25, 2023, and has been in federal custody since October 6, 2023. Guisa-Ortega was indicted by a federal grand jury on September 26, 2023, and was remanded into custody following his sentencing last week.

Assistant United States Attorney Kevin Yeh is prosecuting these cases with the assistance of Laurie Worthen and Jessie Chelsea. These prosecutions are the result of investigations by the San Francisco Police Department, with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and California Highway Patrol.