EUGENE, Ore. - On Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017, United States District Court Judge Michael J. McShane sentenced Florentino Ambriz-Banderas, 49, to 140 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and illegal reentry. Following his prison sentence, Ambriz-Banderas will be on supervised release for 5 years.
On April 7, 2016, a traffic stop in California led to the discovery of 15 pounds of methamphetamine in a vehicle. The driver admitted to transporting the methamphetamine for Ambriz-Banderas, and making multiple similar trips in the past several months. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and California law enforcement officers transported the vehicle and driver to Springfield, Ore., where Ambriz-Banderas arrived to meet him and was arrested. Ambriz-Banderas had $5,303 on his person and two digital scales with methamphetamine residue at his house.
Ambriz-Banderas has a 2011 federal conviction in Oregon for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and was deported in 2015 after serving his sentence. He subsequently reentered the United States unlawfully prior to being arrested for this offense.
This case was investigated by the DEA, the California Highway Patrol, the Siskiyou Unified Major Investigations Team and the Lane County Interagency Narcotics Team and prosecuted by Jeffrey Sweet, Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Oregon.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
