Tenderloin Drug Dealer Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison For Fentanyl Trafficking, Supervised Release Violation

SAN FRANCISCO – Henry Alvarado was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco while on federal supervised release.  Alvarado was also sentenced to 12 months and one day for violating the terms of his supervised release, to run concurrently with his 60-month sentence.  Senior U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick handed down the sentence.

Alvarado, 34, a national of Honduras, was charged by criminal complaint on April 17, 2023, and indicted by a federal grand jury on May 2, 2023.  On March 10, 2025, Alvarado pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of 40 grams and more of a mixture and substance containing fentanyl. According to the plea agreement, on multiple occasions in March 2023, Alvarado sold fentanyl and methamphetamine in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco, selling in total 173 grams of methamphetamine and 110 grams of fentanyl.  At the time of his offense, Alvarado was on federal supervised release from a prior federal drug trafficking conviction.

United States Attorney Craig H. Missakian and DEA Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris made the announcement.

In addition to the prison term, Judge Orrick also sentenced the defendant to a four-year period of supervised release and a $200 fine.  The defendant has been in federal custody since April 19, 2023.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Emily R. Dahlke and Michael G. Lagrama prosecuted the case with the assistance of Marina Ponomarchuk and Helen Yee.  The prosecution is the result of an investigation by the DEA and the San Francisco Police Department.