LITTLE ROCK – Allan Ricardo Medina-Morales, 39, of Honduras, but illegally residing in Judsonia, Arkansas, will spend the next 135 months in federal prison after being convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

On February 7, 2023, Medina-Morales was indicted by a federal grand jury in a four-count Indictment for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

Criminal Charges: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

Sentence: 135 months in federal prison, with 5 years supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

Medina-Morales pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine on April 23, 2024. Chief Judge Kristine G. Baker handed down the sentence.

An investigation revealed that in March 2022, Medina-Morales and others conspired to distribute methamphetamine. On March 15, 2022, officers from the Conway Police Department conducted surveillance on the co-conspirator’s house when they observed Medina-Morales and the co-conspirator acting suspiciously.

The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from Arkansas State Police and the Conway Police Department. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has a detainer to deport Medina-Morales to Honduras after he completes his federal sentence.

Medina-Morales was previously arrested on January 6, 2013, by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents for illegal entry across the border near Edinburg, Texas. He was ordered removed to Honduras on October 9, 2019, but failed to appear at court.

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