Ronny O. Ramos, Methamphetamine Trafficking, New Hampshire 2024

A Lawrence man has been caught in a massive methamphetamine trafficking operation, with federal authorities seizing approximately 50 pounds of the highly addictive substance.

Ronny O. Ramos, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, specifically methamphetamine, in a federal court in Concord.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Ramos conspired to traffic approximately 50 pounds of methamphetamine from Massachusetts to New Hampshire on five occasions.

The operation, led by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, involved Ramos receiving five separate orders of methamphetamine from co-defendant Riley P. Thibodeau, via an intermediary. The payments to Thibodeau for the methamphetamine were made via the same intermediary.

The amounts per order ranged from 10-12 pounds at a price of approximately $20,000 for each order. The methamphetamine was delivered to Thibodeau in New Hampshire.

On October 31, 2023, law enforcement agents arrested Ramos in Methuen, Massachusetts, and seized 10 pounds of methamphetamine destined for New Hampshire.

The charging statute provides a sentence of no greater than 20 years in prison, at least 3 years of supervised release, and a maximum fine of $1,000,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

Ramos’s sentencing is scheduled for November 25, 2024. A trial date for co-defendant Riley P. Thibodeau has been set for September 17, 2024.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Cesar A. Vega is prosecuting the case. The Manchester Police Department, the Salem Police Department, and the Methuen Police Department provided valuable assistance in the investigation.

The case is a stark reminder of the ongoing struggle against the scourge of methamphetamine trafficking in our state.

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