RENO, Nev. – A Reno resident was sentenced Monday to eight
years and two months in federal prison for transporting 10 pounds of
methamphetamine from California for sale in Nevada, announced U.S. Attorney
Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada.
Leon DeJesus Munera, aka Looney, 29, pleaded guilty to one
count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
According to court documents, on April 24, 2018,
co-defendant Jose Mora asked Munera to drive to Orange County, California, to
pick up a load of methamphetamine for him. Munera and co-defendant Kelsea Riley
drove to California to pick up the drugs. Upon arrival in California, Munera
picked up six large bundles of methamphetamine, weighing ten pounds, in the
parking lot of a restaurant near an amusement park. On their return drive to
Reno, Munera and Riley were stopped by police and the methamphetamine was
recovered. In addition to drug trafficking, Munera assisted Mora with
transporting firearms to co-defendant Alberto Acosta.
These charges stem from an investigation by the FBI’s Safe
Streets Task Force with assistance from federal, state, and local law
enforcement partners, including the Reno Police Department and the Washoe
County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorneys James E. Keller and Andolyn
Johnson prosecuted the case.
Munera and 16 co-defendants were charged for their alleged
roles in the drug conspiracy. All 16 defendants have pleaded guilty. Two have
been sentenced, and the remainder await sentencing.
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