Luis Angel Gerardo Urias, Methamphetamine Distribution, Vermont 2025

A 27-year-old Phoenix man was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for his role in a massive methamphetamine distribution conspiracy that spanned from Arizona to Vermont.

Luis Angel Gerardo Urias, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Christina Reiss on January 6, 2025, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

According to court records, Gerardo Urias and his co-conspirators were involved in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy that extended from Arizona to Vermont and involved the distribution of over 4.5 kilograms of methamphetamine.

The investigation, led by Homeland Security Investigations, revealed that Gerardo Urias and his co-conspirators shipped methamphetamine to Vermont, distributed methamphetamine to an undercover agent in Arizona, and received drug proceeds in cash as well as via money transfer services from Vermont.

On March 15, 2023, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Gerardo Urias’s residence in Phoenix, Arizona. During the search, law enforcement recovered two firearms that Gerardo Urias possessed: a 9mm semi-automatic handgun and an assault-style rifle, as well as ammunition for those respective firearms.

United States Attorney Nikolas P. Kerest commended the collaborative investigatory efforts of Homeland Security Investigations, United States Border Patrol, United States Postal Inspection Service, and the Winooski Police Department.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew C. Gilman. Gerardo Urias was represented by Karen R. Shingler, Esq.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-vt/pr/phoenix-arizona-man-sentenced-70-months-methamphetamine-distribution-conspiracy-case