California Woman Sentenced for Rhode Island Meth Trafficking

A California woman has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for her role in a massive methamphetamine trafficking operation in Rhode Island.

Nora Cecilia Carranza Reyes, 52, of Huntington Park, CA, was sentenced to 46 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Mary S. McElroy after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

According to court documents, Carranza Reyes was involved in the delivery of four pounds of crystal meth to an individual who traveled to Rhode Island from Maine to retrieve the drugs. The drugs were seized by law enforcement during a traffic stop in Maine.

A court-authorized search of Carranza Reyes’ motor vehicle in Rhode Island at the time of her arrest on June 8, 2022, resulted in the discovery of more than two-and one-half pounds of methamphetamine stashed inside a duffel bag and in a sophisticated hide located within the engine compartment of the vehicle.

Carranza Reyes’ guilty plea was the result of a joint investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration and law enforcement agencies in Maine and Rhode Island. Assistant United States Attorney Stacey A. Erickson prosecuted the case.

United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha praised the work of the investigating agencies and thanked the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maine and the DEA in Bangor, Maine, for their assistance in the case.

Carranza Reyes will be followed by three years of federal supervised release after her prison sentence is completed.

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