Michael A. Arjona, Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Kansas 2018

A Wichita man was sentenced to 210 months in prison after pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, a Class A Felony, in Kansas.

According to court documents, Michael A. Arjona, 40, admitted that over several months in 2018 he conspired with other individuals to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine. Arjona confessed to a plan to sell the methamphetamine to customers in the Wichita, Kansas area.

Three other people entered guilty pleas to charges related to the drug trafficking ring that Arjona ran. Nicholas Brandt, 21, of Wichita was sentenced to 96 months after pleading guilty to Use of a Communication Device to Facilitate a Drug Offense. Cody J. Cobal, 25, of Wichita pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. Matthew A. McMillan, 20, pleaded guilty to Use of a Communication Device to Facilitate a Drug Offense. Cobal and McMillan are awaiting sentencing.

The Wichita Police Department, Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Katie Andrusak prosecuted the case.

Arjona’s guilty plea and sentencing brought an end to a long-term investigation into the methamphetamine trafficking ring. The case highlights the ongoing struggle with drug trafficking in the Wichita area.

The exact date of the crime was not specified, but Arjona was sentenced in 2018. The case serves as a reminder of the devastating impact of drug trafficking on communities.

Michael A. Arjona, a 40-year-old Wichita resident, was sentenced to 210 months in prison for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking ring.

Arjona’s sentence was handed down after he pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, a Class A Felony.

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