Victor Gerardo Mendez-Gil, Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy, Nebraska 2021

A Mexican man has been sentenced to 60 months in prison for his role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy in Omaha, Nebraska.

Victor Gerardo Mendez-Gil, 34, was sentenced on an unspecified date in federal court in Omaha for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

According to the investigation, Mendez-Gil was dispatched by a Mexico-based methamphetamine supplier to deliver one pound of methamphetamine to an undercover agent in Omaha on February 9, 2021.

The methamphetamine weighed approximately 464.4 grams. After additional investigation, agents were able to obtain a warrant to search Mendez-Gil’s Omaha residence.

Mendez-Gil was arrested during the search on February 16, 2021. At the time, he was in possession of approximately 36 pounds of methamphetamine mixture and $15,099.00 in United States Currency.

The currency consists of proceeds from methamphetamine trafficking and has been criminally forfeited to the United States. After his release from prison, Mendez-Gil will begin a 3-year term of supervised release.

Mendez-Gil will be removed by immigration authorities from the United States to Mexico after completing his sentence.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ne/pr/mexican-man-sentenced-methamphetamine-distribution-conspiracy