Fentanyl Smuggler

A U.S. citizen who lived in Tijuana faces 10 years to life in prison after pleading guilty Thursday to smuggling more than 20,000 fentanyl pills into the United States.

SAN DIEGO — Fernando Jesus Peraza, 38, a U.S. citizen who lived in Tijuana, faces 10 years to life in prison after pleading guilty Thursday to smuggling more than 20,000 fentanyl pills into the United States.

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