Oregon Man Racks Up 10 Years for South Dakota Meth Ring

Oregon Man Racks Up 10 Years for South Dakota Meth Ring

A federal judge has dealt a major blow to the meth trade, handing down a 10-year prison sentence to an Oregon man convicted of conspiring to distribute the deadly drug in South Dakota.

Anthony Romeo Osuna, a 25-year-old from Mount Angel, Oregon, was sentenced on April 15, 2024, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier for his role in the meth conspiracy.

According to court documents, Osuna was indicted by a federal grand jury in December 2022 for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. He pleaded guilty to the charge on January 26, 2024.

Osuna’s scheme involved loading multiple pounds of methamphetamine into hidden compartments in a Nissan Armada in Oregon. He then instructed his co-conspirators to drive the vehicle to Minnesota, where the meth was intended to be distributed in both Minnesota and South Dakota. Osuna remained in Oregon, continuing to sell narcotics during the operation.

The plot was foiled on November 7, 2019, when a co-conspirator was arrested after a Worthington, MN, police officer stopped the Nissan Armada and discovered approximately eleven pounds of methamphetamine in a hidden compartment, along with two firearms.

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Worthington Police Department, and the Sioux Falls Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Hodges prosecuted the case, securing a significant conviction in the fight against meth trafficking.

Osuna was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service, where he will serve his 10-year sentence, followed by five years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.