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Description: Scranton, Pennsylvania criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking organization that moved large quantities of Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine and Methamphetamine from California to various major Midwest and East Coast cities, including through locations in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Miguel Renteria-Gomez, age 38, of Perris, California, owned a ranch in Perris that was a primary distribution hub for this nationwide drug trafficking organization. Renteria-Gomez managed a group of couriers and other co-conspirators who packaged the drugs in suitcases and then transported the drugs via commercial flights to cities like New York and Boston, where the drugs were then distributed locally. On July 16, 2019, after a lengthy investigation, Renteria-Gomez was arrested in California. Six kilograms of Fentanyl were seized from his vehicle. Another six kilograms were seized from his ranch and other locations in the area.
The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffery St John.
The case was brought as part of a district wide initiative to combat the nationwide epidemic regarding the use and distribution of heroin. Led by the United States Attorney’s Office, the Heroin Initiative targets heroin traffickers operating in the Middle District of Pennsylvania and is part of a coordinated effort among federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who commit heroin related offenses.
CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE AND POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
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Outcome: The deft. was committed to the custody of the US BOP to be imprisoned for a term of 135 months. Upon release from imprisonment, the deft. shall be placed on supervised release for a term of 5 yrs. The deft. shall pay a special assessment of $100 which is due immediately.
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