MIAMI, FL – Five individuals are facing serious time after pleading guilty to federal methamphetamine trafficking charges in the Southern District of Florida. The busts, conducted by the DEA and ICE-HSI, reveal a network of drug distribution spanning multiple counties and even crossing international borders.
Saul Bustos Bustos, 38, and Irepan Juanchi Salgado, 24, both hailing from Mexico, confessed to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, a violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. Court records detail a November 28, 2017, meeting with a DEA undercover officer in Miami where they attempted to sell five kilograms of crystal meth for $14,500 per kilo. Agents seized 3,717 grams of 98% pure crystal meth during the deal. Bustos Bustos also admitted to illegal reentry after prior removal from the United States on April 13, 2017, July 6, 2017, and July 19, 2017.
Reitilly Fuentes Ramos, 32, of Miami-Dade County, took a plea for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). She distributed 56.2 grams of 100% pure methamphetamine to a DEA confidential source on October 25th. A subsequent purchase of four ounces followed, and a search of her residence uncovered another four ounces of crystal meth along with distribution quantities of cocaine. She’s a dealer, plain and simple.
Broward County residents Jeremy Robert Macroy, 30, and Andrew Ronald Lord, 38, also entered guilty pleas to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, again violating 21 U.S.C. § 846. This pair operated a mail-based operation, facilitating the shipment of 430.3 grams of 98% pure methamphetamine from California to Hollywood, Florida. Lord picked up the package on November 15, 2017, intending to hand it off to Macroy for distribution.
The penalties for these crimes are steep. Bustos Bustos and Juanchi Salgado face up to life in prison, plus at least five years of supervised release. Bustos Bustos also stares down a maximum of three years for the immigration violation. He’s scheduled for sentencing before Judge K. Michael Moore on March 29, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. A date for Salgado’s sentencing remains unconfirmed. Fuentes Ramos is looking at a potential life sentence with a minimum five-year supervised release and will be sentenced by Judge Moore on April 11, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. Macroy and Lord could each receive up to 40 years, with at least four years of supervised release; their sentencing dates are April 30, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. (Macroy) and April 24, 2018, at 2:30 p.m. (Lord) before Judge Beth Bloom.
United States Attorney Benjamin G. Greenberg, along with Special Agents in Charge Adolphus P. Wright (DEA) and Mark Selby (ICE-HSI), praised the collaborative investigative work. This case serves as a grim reminder that the flow of methamphetamine into South Florida continues, and federal agencies are actively working to dismantle these criminal networks. The Grimy Times will continue to follow these cases as they move towards sentencing.
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: Official Source ↗
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