Man Dismembered, Put in Barrel After Being Forced to Do Fentanyl—Police

A Las Vegas man was forced to consume fentanyl and shot before he was dismembered for "snitching" to authorities, according to police.

The body of 39-year-old Rene Olmos Enriquez, who had been reported missing on November 3, was found in a barrel on November 29, local news station Fox5 Vegas reported.

Ryan Bentley, 43, was arrested later that day at a Palm Street and East Quail Avenue residence by the Las Vegas Police Department.

Bentley has been charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder.

Officers have said they believe Bentley thought Enriquez had snitched to authorities about narcotics as Enriquez had been raided by police and not arrested.

In October, Enriquez's home was searched by officers, and methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl were found. Enriquez was not arrested but treated at a hospital for being under the influence of narcotics.

Police learned of Bentley's suspicions through witnesses and text messages Bentley had sent.

Bentley then lured Enriquez to his home with the promise of a "care package," police believe. Once there, he reportedly gave Enriquez the choice of either being killed or snorting enough fentanyl that he would die from an overdose.

Enriquez is said to have chosen to do lines of fentanyl and eventually passed out. But he had not taken a fatal dose and, upon waking, attempted to escape Bentley's home, according to police.

A police statement said that Bentley then allegedly shot Enriquez. After, Bentley allegedly went to a friend's residence for a change of clothes. Police were called to the area after gunshots were reported but no evidence at the time was found that indicated Bentley had fired the shots.

Bentley was arrested for narcotics possession and was later released. As more evidence was uncovered as part of the police investigation, authorities were able to retrieve messages from Bentley's Facebook page.

Some of them detailed that when Bentley got home from jail he dismembered Enriquez's body, doused it in lye, and put the remains in a 55-gallon barrel, police said.

On the day of Bentley's arrest, police got a call about an abandoned barrel in the area of East Quail Avenue and Palm Street. An individual had removed the lid to check for hazardous materials and discovered a bottle of bleach inside. He was also hit by the smell of decomposing flesh.

Police recovered a human torso missing arms and a head in the barrel. A small tattoo on the body matched one seen on Enriquez in photos.

Newsweek has contacted the Las Vegas Police Department for comment.