Nogales Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Possessing With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine
TUCSON, Ariz. –Sergio Humberto Ramos, 73, of Nogales, was sentenced last week by United States District Court Chief Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 120 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Ramos pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, admitting that he was paid to store the drugs at a trucking yard near Nogales until they could be transported.
Ramos admitted he was storing methamphetamine at a trucking yard he maintained near Nogales. Ramos further admitted that he was keeping the drugs for later transportation for someone else, and that he intended to be paid for storing them.
This prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Strike Force Initiative, which provides for the establishment of permanent multi-agency task force teams that work side-by-side in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on intelligence-driven, multi-jurisdictional operations to disrupt and dismantle the most significant drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations.
The Drug Enforcement Administration, the Department of Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, and the Arizona Department of Public Safety conducted the investigation in this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney, David Petermann, District of Arizona, Tucson, handled the prosecution.
CASE NUMBER: CR 21-01798-TUC-JGZ
RELEASE NUMBER: 2025-038_Ramos
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