Gonzalo Manzo, a 33-year-old man from Fresno, California, has been sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for his role in a cocaine trafficking operation in Oregon.
According to court documents, in 2017, Manzo coordinated the shipment of a kilogram of cocaine from California to Southern Oregon. He and his co-conspirators sold the cocaine to undercover agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in exchange for six Colt .38 Super caliber pistols, two Beretta 9mm pistols with silencers, a Glock 9mm machine gun, and $21,000 in cash.
Manzo intended for the firearms and cash to be transported back to California, but agents arrested him and his co-conspirators, and the firearms were seized by law enforcement.
Manzo previously pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime on April 27, 2018.
The case was investigated by the ATF and prosecuted by Nathan J. Lichvarcik and Adam E. Delph, Assistant U.S. Attorneys for the District of Oregon.
The case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program aimed at reducing violent crime and making neighborhoods safer for everyone. Attorney General Jeff Sessions reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as part of the Department’s renewed focus on targeting violent criminals.
Gonzalo Manzo, 33, of Fresno, California, was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
The exact criminal charges against Gonzalo Manzo include conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
The crime took place in Medford, Oregon, in 2017.
Gonzalo Manzo previously pleaded guilty to the charges on April 27, 2018.
The case is a result of an investigation by the ATF and prosecution by Nathan J. Lichvarcik and Adam E. Delph, Assistant U.S. Attorneys for the District of Oregon.
The case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) and aimed at reducing violent crime and making neighborhoods safer for everyone.
Key Facts
- State: Oregon
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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