Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Leading Meth Trafficking Conspiracy in New York City
A New York City man has been sentenced to 204 months in prison for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Damian Williams. Jeremy Ortiz-Molina, 38, was found guilty of leading a group that attempted to smuggle eight kilograms of methamphetamine into the city.
According to court documents, Ortiz-Molina supervised his co-defendants, including his son Derek Ortiz Socias, in a plot to traffic wholesale quantities of methamphetamine from Florida to New York City in February 2021. Ortiz-Molina negotiated the sale of eight kilograms of methamphetamine for $8,500 per kilogram to a confidential source and then directed Ortiz Socias and Pedro Rosario Carrasquillo to deliver the drugs to Manhattan.
To conceal their crime, the defendants loaded motorcycles into the trailer, as part of a cover story that they were making the trip to sell motorcycles. The bricks of methamphetamine, which laboratory tests determined to be approximately 99 percent pure, were hidden inside a trap in the trailer.
After his co-defendants were arrested, Ortiz-Molina continued trying to sell kilogram quantities of methamphetamine to the confidential source and also offered to sell heroin. A search of Ortiz-Molina’s phones revealed additional evidence of narcotics trafficking.
Codefendant Pedro Rosario Carrasquillo was previously sentenced to 96 months in prison, and Ortiz Socias’ case is pending. The investigation was led by the DEA, New York State Police, and NYPD, with the prosecution being handled by the Office’s Narcotics Unit. Assistant United States Attorney Jun Xiang is in charge of the prosecution.
Mandatory Facts:
Defendant: Jeremy Ortiz-Molina
Criminal Charges: Leading a conspiracy to traffic eight kilograms of methamphetamine
City and State: New York City, New York
Date: February 2021
Sentence: 204 months in prison
Amount: $8,500 per kilogram of methamphetamine
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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