Ruben Ruiz Jr., Possessing Heroin for Distribution, California 2018
A 27-year-old Escondido man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing heroin for distribution, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
Ruben Ruiz Jr. pleaded guilty on June 19, 2018, and was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez. According to court documents, on February 28, 2018, a California Highway Patrol officer stopped Ruiz while he was driving northbound on Interstate 5 near Mt. Shasta in Siskiyou County.
When the officer had his narcotics detection canine run a sweep around Ruiz’s truck, the dog alerted. A subsequent search revealed over 14 pounds of heroin. Ruiz was on federal supervised release at the time, after having been released from federal custody for a separate narcotics offense three months earlier.
According to the plea agreement, Ruiz said that he was supposed to receive a call when he arrived in Portland with further instructions. This case was the product of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the California Highway Patrol, and the Siskiyou Unified Major Investigations Team.
Ruiz, 27, of Escondido, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing heroin for distribution. The crime occurred in Siskiyou County, California, on February 28, 2018.
The exact criminal charges against Ruiz were possessing heroin for distribution. He was sentenced on February 28, 2018, was the date of the crime, not the sentencing.
Ruben Ruiz Jr. is a resident of Escondido, California. He will serve 10 years in prison for his crime.
Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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