Gustavo Renteria-Rojas, Meth Conspiracy, Missouri 2021

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In a shocking turn of events, a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper has made a massive methamphetamine bust, leading to the sentencing of two Mexican nationals.

Gustavo Renteria-Rojas, 39, a citizen of Mexico residing in Evanston, Ill., was sentenced by U.S. District Chief Judge Beth Phillips to 11 years and six months in federal prison without parole.

His brother and co-defendant, Jose Alfredo Renteria-Rojas, 34, a citizen of Mexico residing in Des Plaines, Illinois, was sentenced on Monday, April 3, to 11 years and six months in federal prison without parole.

The brothers have pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and one count of using a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime.

The chain of events began on April 5, 2021, when a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper stopped a white 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SE driven by Gustavo Renteria-Rojas on eastbound I-70 in Saline County, Mo. The trooper could smell the odor of burnt and raw marijuana emanating from the vehicle as he stood outside the front passenger-side window.

During the search, the trooper found four white cardboard boxes in the trunk containing 36 packages with a total of 88.7 pounds of methamphetamine. The trooper also discovered a methamphetamine smoking pipe concealed within a roll of toilet paper on the driver’s seat where Gustavo Renteria-Rojas had been sitting.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Bruce Rhoades. It was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

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