German Montano-Peralta, Drug Conspiracy, Arizona 2025

A Mexican national has been sentenced to 88 months in prison for his role in a massive drug conspiracy in Southern Arizona.

German Montano-Peralta, 33, of Nacozari, Sonora, Mexico, was sentenced on May 12, 2025, by United States District Judge Angela Martinez to 88 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.

Montano-Peralta pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl and Methamphetamine. On April 30, 2024, in Tucson, Arizona, Montano-Peralta and others possessed approximately 40 kilograms of powder and pills containing fentanyl and more than 55 pounds of methamphetamine, which they intended to deliver to others later that day.

This investigation was a collaborative effort between federal law enforcement agencies and is part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) initiative in Southern Arizona that is being led by the Arizona Strike Force located in Tucson.

OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.

The investigation was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations, the FBI, and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Assistant U.S. Attorney, David Petermann, handled the prosecution.

The case is part of an ongoing effort to combat drug trafficking in Southern Arizona. The U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Arizona, is committed to working with law enforcement agencies to bring those responsible for these crimes to justice.

For more information on this case, visit the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Arizona, website at http://www.justice.gov/usao/az/.

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Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/pr/mexican-national-sentenced-88-months-prison-role-drug-conspiracy