Family of Mexican Nationals Sentenced for Drug Trafficking in ID

The recent sentencing of an illegal Mexican National in Idaho for drug trafficking brings the number of people in his family serving time for similar crimes to 6, not including his sister who is waiting for a court date in February of 2025.

Efren Alexander Aviles-Pacheco is the latest in a family line of relatives sentenced for drug-related crimes, dating back to 2015 when his father was sentenced to 20 years for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Idaho.

Multiple Family Members Sentenced in Idaho for Drug Trafficking

Along with Efren - his mother, uncle, grandfather, and grandmother all received sentencing in 2024. His sister was indicted in early December and her trial is scheduled for February 10, 2025.

Efren is 29 years old and living in the United States illegally. He was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for ‘possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine’ followed by 10 years of supervised release. But the judge clarified that Efren would ‘most certainly be deported to Mexico after serving his sentence’.

Court records, according to the DOJ website, state that Efren was arrested in 2022 in a Nampa hotel with meth, fentanyl, cocaine, more than $3 thousand in cash, and a handgun.

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Efren has already been deported once following a jail sentence for similar crimes, but he returned to the US and resumed trafficking drugs.

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The DOJ report also states that Efren is likely responsible for the death of 2 people who overdosed on drugs provided by him.

What Are the Crimes of the Rest of the Pacheco Family

The crimes attributed to this family date back around a decade to Pacheco’s father, Efren Ramon Aviles-Lopez, in 2015:

Aviles-Pacheco’s father, Efren Ramon Aviles-Lopez, a/k/a Marcelo Sanchez-Espinoza, was sentenced in the District of Idaho in 2015 to serve 20 years for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine
His mother, Alma Loreno Pacheco-Ortiz, was sentenced in 2024 in the District of Oregon to time served and five years of supervised release after she was arrested transporting 40 pounds of methamphetamine, a kilo of heroin, and a firearm
His grandfather, Efren Avilez-Lopez, was sentenced in 2024 to 9 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 20 pounds of methamphetamine in the District of Idaho
His grandmother, Maria Medina-Zeveda, was sentenced in 2024 to 37 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 20 pounds of methamphetamine in the District of Idaho
His uncle, Victor Pacheco-Ortiz, was sentenced in 2024 to five years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 21 pounds of methamphetamine in the District of Idaho
His sister, Esmeralda Aviles-Pacheco, was indicted, on December 10, 2024, on two counts of distributing methamphetamine and one count of distributing fentanyl in the District of Idaho. On December 11, 2024, she appeared in court on the indictment and entered a not-guilty plea. A trial was scheduled for February 10, 2025.

The full report can be found on the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho website.

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