Carlos Omar Contreras-Avalos, Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, Maryland 2020

In a federal criminal case filed on January 13, 2020, in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Carlos Omar Contreras-Avalos stood trial for his alleged involvement in violent crimes.

Contreras-Avalos was charged with conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance, and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of, a drug trafficking crime.

According to reports, Contreras-Avalos was arrested on December 17, 2019, following a multi-agency investigation involving the Baltimore Police Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the U.S. Marshals Service. The investigation revealed that Contreras-Avalos was a key player in a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking organization operating in the Baltimore area.

During the trial, prosecutors presented evidence of Contreras-Avalos’s involvement in the conspiracy, including text messages, phone records, and witness testimony. The defense argued that Contreras-Avalos was not a leader in the organization and was merely a low-level participant.

On June 15, 2021, Contreras-Avalos was found guilty on both counts. The jury concluded that he had played a significant role in the conspiracy and had used a firearm in furtherance of the drug trafficking crime.

Contreras-Avalos’s sentencing was scheduled for August 2021, but details of the outcome are not publicly available at this time.

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