BOSTON, MA – A California man was sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in a massive methamphetamine trafficking operation that supplied the New England region.
Adolfo Castilleja, 55, formerly of Pomona, California, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge William G. Young to 18 years in prison, five years of supervised release, and a $10,000 fine.
Castilleja pleaded guilty in March 2015 to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, conspiring to launder money, and three counts of money laundering.
According to court documents, Castilleja operated a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking operation from his base in California. Between January 2010 and January 2012, he supplied methamphetamine to a co-defendant based in Stoneham, Massachusetts.
Castilleja obtained methamphetamine from a California-based supplier and worked with his son to package and ship the narcotics in overnight packages to addresses on the East Coast. Law enforcement officials seized five packages containing more than 1.3 kilograms of nearly 100% pure methamphetamine that were shipped by Castilleja from California to the East Coast.
Overall, Castilleja and his organization were involved in the shipment of more than 100 packages from addresses near Pomona, California to locations on the East Coast affiliated with co-conspirators. In addition, Castilleja provided instructions for structured cash deposits of more than $900,000 in drug proceeds into California-based bank accounts that he controlled.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Linda M. Ricci and Michelle Wasserman of Ortiz’s Drug Task Force Unit.
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Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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