Final Defendant Sentenced for Distribution of Methamphetamine
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Last week, Darris Manero Vincent, 44, of Maricopa, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge Susan M. Brnovich to 66 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Vincent pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.
Vincent’s co-defendants were sentenced in 2021 by Judge Brnovich. All four co-defendants had also pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.
- Cristal Anita Perrin, 53, of Maricopa, Arizona, was sentenced on June 2, 2021, to 36 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
- Paul Zuccarello, 58, of Maricopa, Arizona, was sentenced on June 4, 2021, to 60 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
- Carlos Renteria Bustamante, Jr., 47, of Maricopa, Arizona, was sentenced on August 13, 2021, to 120 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
- Carlos Anthony De La Cruz, 36, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced on December 6, 2021, to 72 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
In 2018, Vincent was the subject of an undercover operation involving the sale of methamphetamine on the Ak-Chin Community. During the course of the investigation, Vincent sold methamphetamine to an undercover (UC) on several occasions in 2018. Vincent then introduced the UC to his co-defendants, wh sold methamphetamine to the same undercover officer in 2018 and 2019.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Ak-Chin Police Department, and the Drug Enforcement Administration conducted the investigation in this case. Assistant United States Attorney Christina J. Reid-Moore, District of Arizona, Phoenix, handled the prosecution.
CASE NUMBER: CR-18-01367-PHX-SMB
RELEASE NUMBER: 2023-029_Vincent et al.
