SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A 36-year-old Sacramento man pleaded guilty to 15 counts of drug trafficking and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm for his role in a conspiracy that shipped more than one million fentanyl pills to customers across multiple states, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California announced.

Reginald Jones and his co-conspirators shipped hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills around the country for more than a year, often hiding the pills inside children’s toys before mailing them, according to court documents. Law enforcement seized approximately 450,000 fentanyl pills connected to the conspiracy through intercepted packages and search warrants. Based on additional evidence, investigators estimate the network shipped more than one million pills total.

During searches connected to the case, agents recovered hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills, more than $80,000 in cash, and 17 firearms. Some of the pills and a firearm were found hidden inside a secret compartment in a co-conspirator’s vehicle.

The case was brought under the Homeland Security Task Force initiative established by Executive Order 14159, “Protecting the American People Against Invasion.” HSTF Sacramento is composed of agents and officers from Homeland Security Investigations, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Northern California High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, Central Valley High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the DEA conducted the investigation with assistance from the Sacramento Police Department, the Folsom Police Department, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the Citrus Heights Police Department.

Jones faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison, a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison, and a fine of up to $10 million. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ross Pearson is prosecuting the case.

U.S. District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta is scheduled to sentence Jones on Oct. 8, 2026.