A 56-year-old man from Michoacan, Mexico, has been sentenced to five years in prison for his involvement in methamphetamine trafficking. The sentence was handed down to Jose Luis Ramos by U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith. Ramos was convicted of conspiring to distribute at least 500 grams of methamphetamine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Details from court documents, obtained by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, reveal that Ramos was caught coordinating the delivery of 10 pounds of methamphetamine in Southern California through an FBI wiretap. During the operation, the FBI managed to seize two pounds of methamphetamine in Sacramento, solidifying their case against Ramos.
The investigation that led to Ramos' arrest was a collaboration between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Cameron L. Desmond and Alstyn Bennett were responsible for prosecuting the case, ensuring the culmination of efforts to bring Ramos to justice, as per the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office press release, Ramos' co-defendant, Jesus Celaya, was sentenced last year on October 10, 2024, having been given 73 months in prison for his role in the distribution of methamphetamine. The investigation was conducted under the auspices of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF), a multi-agency approach that focuses on dismantling the highest-level criminal organizations threatening the United States.
For more information about the initiatives and successes of OCDETF, the Justice Department's website offers insight into the prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven operations that target organized crime across the country.
