The DEA released the information below:
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Miguel Angel Gaytan-Ramirez,
34, an undocumented Mexican National living in Phoenix, was sentenced last week
by United States District Judge Diane J. Humetewa to 151 months, followed by
three years supervised release. Gaytan-Ramirez pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to
Possess with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl on November 5, 2024.
According to court documents, on January 25, 2024, an undercover agent working
for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agreed to purchase 150,000
fentanyl pills (approximately 15 kilograms) from a member of a drug trafficking
organization (DTO) in Mexico. The individual in Mexico instructed the
undercover agent to travel to a parking lot in Phoenix to complete the
transaction.
At the parking lot, investigators identified a Dodge Ram pickup truck as the
vehicle in which a DTO member was located. A man later identified as
Gaytan-Ramirez called the undercover agent and said that he was occupying the
Dodge Ram pickup. Thereafter, investigators moved in and detained
Gaytan-Ramirez.
After detaining Gaytan-Ramirez, investigators identified a nearby apartment
used by Gaytan-Ramirez to store narcotics. Gaytan-Ramirez provided
investigators consent to search the apartment. Inside a closet in the apartment
investigators seized a black American Tactical Omni Hybrid 5.56 NATO caliber
rifle with an AOMEKIE Scope, approximately 34 kilograms (74.9 pounds) of blue
pills stamped M30 which contained fentanyl, 8 kilograms (17.6 pounds) of
fentanyl powder, and 19 kilograms (41.9 pounds) of cocaine. Authorities also
seized over $18,000 in drug proceeds from Gaytan-Ramirez’s vehicle and the
stash house.
Drug Enforcement Administration, Phoenix East Valley Drug Enforcement Task
Force conducted the investigation in this case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jospeh
K. Nwoga and Stuart J. Zander, District of Arizona, Phoenix, handled the
prosecution.
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