Julio Aceves

A Minot man was sentenced on two fentanyl-related drug offenses after pleading guilty in North Central District Court on Dec. 15.

Julio Cesar Aceves, 32, Minot, pleaded guilty to the charges of possession of fentanyl with intent to deliver, and delivery of a controlled substance-fentanyl, both Class B felonies.

Aceves was charged in October 2022 as an associate of Ryan Rattler, Flushing, Michigan, after Minot police seized 15,000 fentanyl pills and 80 grams of fentanyl powder from a storage facility in Minot. According to court documents, Aceves and Rattler were found by investigators to be involved in the sale of narcotics in Minot at the time, with the estimated total street value of the seized fentanyl to be around $1 million.

Aceves was sentenced to serve 10 years in the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, to first serve two years. Aceves was given 240 days of credit for time already served and will be required to complete three years of supervised probation upon release. Aceves will also be required to complete a chemical dependency evaluation and pay $1,100 between both cases. Aceves was also assessed $200 in restitution to be paid to the Ward County Narcotics Task Force.