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Meth Kingpin Sentenced to 15 Years
A St. Joseph, Mo., man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison without parole for his role in a large-scale methamphetamine conspiracy that distributed over 15 kilograms of the drug in the region.
Shannon Wayne Martinez, also known as “Big Homie,”
39, of St. Joseph, was found guilty of participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and a money-laundering conspiracy. Martinez admitted to procuring pound quantities of methamphetamine from sources in Kansas City, Mo., and distributing it to co-conspirators.
The investigation into the conspiracy began in 2010, when the Buchanan County Drug Strike Force and the Drug Enforcement Administration started looking into a methamphetamine-distributing organization in northwest Missouri, northeast Kansas, southern Iowa, and Nebraska.
Martinez was the head of a drug-trafficking organization that included co-defendants in the St. Joseph area. The group used Rick’s Upholstery Shop in St. Joseph, owned by co-defendant Ricky Alan Angst, 59, of Amazonia, Mo., as a front for drug trafficking. Angst has pleaded guilty to maintaining a drug premises and awaits sentencing.
Martinez was one of 24 defendants charged in a November 2013 federal indictment, all of whom have either pleaded guilty or been convicted at trial. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Bruce Rhoades and was investigated by multiple law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and local police departments.
Martinez was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison without parole and ordered to pay a money judgment of $444,000, which reflects the amount of methamphetamine for which Martinez was responsible (6.8 kilograms, or 240 ounces) at a street price of $1,850 per ounce. In total, the conspiracy was responsible for distributing nearly $1 million worth of methamphetamine.
Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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