Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to 293 Months in Prison
Gilberto Aguilar-Beltran, 46, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced to 293 months in prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. A federal jury found Aguilar-Beltran guilty of both counts of the Superseding Indictment on January 27, 2023.
United States Attorney Steven Russell announced the sentencing, which was handed down by United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher. Aguilar-Beltran will serve his sentence concurrently on both counts. There is no parole in the federal system. After his release from prison, he will begin a 5-year term of supervised release. Aguilar-Beltran may later face removal (deportation) from the United States to Mexico by immigration authorities.
The investigation into Aguilar-Beltran’s activities began on May 12, 2021, when Omaha Police observed him meet up with two individuals at a Taco Bell on South 42nd Street. The police stopped a black SUV that had been in contact with Aguilar-Beltran’s Jeep, and after conducting a canine sniff of the exterior, they searched the vehicle. Officers recovered approximately one pound of methamphetamine and arrested the driver and passenger.
Following this apparent drug transaction, OPD detectives gathered additional evidence of Aguilar-Beltran’s involvement in methamphetamine distribution. On July 15, 2021, officers executed a search warrant at Aguilar-Beltran’s home, locating distribution quantities of methamphetamine, cash, a digital scale, and packaging materials consistent with drug trafficking.
Investigators further determined through deconfliction and cooperation with federal investigative agencies that Aguilar-Beltran’s activities in furtherance of drug trafficking extended beyond methamphetamine distribution. A cooperating witness testified at trial that Aguilar-Beltran collected thousands of dollars in proceeds from methamphetamine sales for the organization. Additional witnesses testified that Aguilar-Beltran allowed the detached garage at his residence to be used over a period of several years for the regular off-loading of dozens of pounds of methamphetamine from a ‘trap’ car that had been driven repeatedly to Omaha from the southwest border.
This case was investigated by the Omaha Police Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Aguilar-Beltran will serve his sentence at a federal correctional facility. His supervised release is set to begin after his release from prison, and he may face deportation to Mexico upon completion of his sentence.
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Key Facts
- State: Nebraska
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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