A Lancaster County woman has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for her role in a cocaine conspiracy that brought kilograms of the drug into Central Pennsylvania via the U.S. Mail.
Moniqua Ramirez, 44, of Lancaster, was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute cocaine by a jury in November 2023, after a three-day trial.
According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, Ramirez conspired with others to smuggle cocaine into Central Pennsylvania from Puerto Rico, where it was shipped via the U.S. Mail to various drop locations in Lancaster.
The parcels were then retrieved by conspirators for further distribution, and the group also engaged in street-level drug trafficking, selling heroin and fentanyl to customers.
In addition to the cocaine distribution, the group transported cash back to Puerto Rico in furtherance of the trafficking operation.
Ramirez’s co-conspirators, Jonathan Lopez Arizmendi, Ricardo Soto, Ricky Sanchez, Angel Leon-Rivera, Omar Carmenaty Morales, and Lucas Doel Gonzalez-Alvarado, pleaded guilty to their roles in the conspiracy.
The sentences for the co-conspirators were as follows:
Jonathan Arizmendi was sentenced to 150 months in prison.
Ricardo Soto was sentenced to 46 months in prison.
Ricky Sanchez was sentenced to 36 months in prison.
Lucas Doel Gonzalez-Alvarado was sentenced to 97 months in prison.
Angel Leon-Rivera and Omar Carmenaty Morales are awaiting sentencing.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program aimed at reducing violent crime and gun violence in communities across the country.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Pennsylvania State Police, the United States Postal Inspection Service, Lancaster County Drug Task Force, and York County Drug Task Force.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Consiglio is prosecuting the case.
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Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: Official Source ↗
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