Alleged drug trafficker extradited to Oregon from Honduras

SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - An alleged fentanyl trafficker was arrested in Honduras on June 13 and extradited to Oregon on Aug. 6 to face trial, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

38-year-old Honduran citizen Orbin Alfredo Velasquez Layaire is charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.

Velasquez Layaire is under federal indictment for conspiring with others to distribute fentanyl, he was extradited to face charges in the district of Oregon.

According to court documents, as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation in Sept. 2022, special agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration found that Velasquez Layaire was actively involved in distributing fentanyl to Oregon.

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Investigators found that Velasquez Layaire allegedly ran a dispatch-style organization that received and processed drug orders from customers in and around Portland.

In early 2023, investigators learned that he had allegedly fled to Honduras.

A November 2023 indictment charged him with conspiring to distribute fentanyl

Velasquez made his first appearance in court on Wednesday, he pleaded not guilty and was detained pending a five-day jury trial set to begin Oct. 8, 2024.