A Salem woman, Maria Gallegos-Mendoza, age 45, faces federal
drug distribution charges following an investigation by the Salem Police Street
Crime Unit. On March 19, 2020, the Salem Police Department Street Crimes Unit,
with assistance from the FBI and DEA task force partners, arrested
Gallegos-Mendoza and another suspect during the service of multiple search
warrants in Salem.
During the course of the search, the task force seized 31
pounds of methamphetamine and approximately $50,000 in cash.
The FBI charged Gallegos-Mendoza via a federal criminal
complaint on March 24, 2020, with possession with the intent to distribute
methamphetamine and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. According to the
complaint, Gallegos-Mendoza told investigators that she had been selling
methamphetamine for two years in amounts of 3.5 grams to one pound. The
complaint also details that Gallegos-Mendoza would sell pound quantities of
methamphetamine for approximately $2,500 each.
On March 25, 2020, Gallegos-Mendoza made her first
appearance in federal court.
A criminal complaint is only an accusation of a crime, and
all defendants should be presumed innocent until proven guilty.
This case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office
for the District of Oregon.
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