Francisco Canizales-Ramirez, Heroin Trafficking, New York 2018
A Brooklyn federal court has sentenced a heroin trafficker for a violent Mexican drug cartel to 68 months' imprisonment.
Francisco Canizales-Ramirez, 35, of Columbus, Ohio, was found guilty of conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin in April 2018.
According to court filings and facts presented during court proceedings, the defendant agreed to receive and transport a kilogram of heroin on behalf of 'H-2,' which is based in Nayarit and Sinaloa, Mexico.
The defendant subsequently received the heroin from a drug courier in Columbus, Ohio, and transported the drugs to Brooklyn for distribution.
Upon completion of his sentence, the defendant will be deported to Mexico.
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Richard P. Donoghue, announced the sentence.
"With today's sentence, Canizales-Ramirez has been held responsible for his role as a smuggler for a large-scale Mexican drug trafficking organization that relies on criminals like the defendant to receive imported heroin and distribute it into our country," stated United States Attorney Donoghue.
The case is being handled by the Office's International Narcotics and Money Laundering Section. Assistant United States Attorneys Alicia N. Washington, G. Karthik Srinivasan, Ryan C. Harris, Craig R. Heeren, and Michael P. Robotti are in charge of the prosecution.
The defendant's sentence is a result of a joint investigation by the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio, the Las Vegas District Office, Columbus District Office, and New York Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Ohio State Highway Patrol, and a number of Ohio police departments.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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