OAKLAND — An Oakland woman has been charged with distributing fentanyl in the Bay Area, months after she allegedly admitted to police that she called family to clean large amounts of drugs from her home before reporting her husband’s death.
Fany Reanos-Moreno, 32, was indicted on a charge of fentanyl distribution, and prosecutors are also moving to seize $63,132 of alleged drug money as part of the case, court records show. The charging records say Reanos-Moreno distributed fentanyl last August, but she first appeared on Oakland police’s radar last April, when her husband died of suicide in their home, authorities said.
On April 28, Reanos-Moreno’s 22-year-old husband allegedly shot himself during an argument with Reason-Moreno, inside the couple’s Oakland home. She later admitted that rather than call 911 right away, she called several friends and family members to clean up a large amount of drugs and a pill press from the home, according to authorities.
Police were suspicious of the claims, and placed Reanos-Moreno and a relative under arrest on the assumption that her husband’s death was a homicide. But the autopsy later confirmed it to be a suicide, authorities said.
In a subsequent interview, Reanos-Moreno allegedly told police that she called several loved ones to her home to clean distribution quantities of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine before calling 911. Police later searched the residence and found half-ounces of several different drugs, including fentanyl, a ledger that dictated the per-kilogram price of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine, and several empty kilogram wraps believed to have once contained fentanyl, authorities said.
Reanos-Moreno has been freed from federal custody after her sister — one of the relatives Reanos-Moreno allegedly admitted helped obstruct justice by cleaning drugs from the home — agreed to sign up as a surety for Reanos-Moreno’s release on bond, court records show. The judge, U.S. Magistrate Peter Kang, asked prosecutors for more “discovery” and information on the sister before making a final decision but agreed to free Reanos-Moreno in the meantime, court records show.
Police also allegedly recovered materials consistent with drug smuggling from the home — such as chemicals typically used to deter drug-sniffing dogs — and say that several of the people who cleaned out the home were suspected of selling fentanyl in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood. A car registered to Reanos-Moreno’s sister, for instance, was recorded by a tracking device going to the Tenderloin for several hours before returning to a suspected drug house in Oakland, authorities said.
One of the men suspected of cleaning out the Oakland home was tracked by narcotics investigators driving to San Francisco, but he conducted “counter-surveillance” by exiting and re-entering the freeway and was able to lose the police tail, authorities said.
Additional resource: If you or someone you know is struggling with feelings of depression or suicidal thoughts, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline offers free, round-the-clock support, information and resources for help. Reach the lifeline at 988 or see the SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.
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