Conviction Arises out of DEA Seizure of Eleven Pounds of Methamphetamine at Albuquerque Greyhound Bus Station
ALBUQUERQUE - Adrian Soto, 32, of Phoenix, Ariz., was sentenced today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to 48 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his methamphetamine trafficking conviction.
Soto was arrested on March 29, 2016, and charged with a methamphetamine trafficking offense after the DEA seized a total of 4.95 kilograms (11.08 pounds) of methamphetamine during an interdiction investigation at the Greyhound Bus Station. The methamphetamine was concealed in various bundles inside Soto’s luggage.
Soto was subsequently indicted on April 27, 2016, and was charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute on March 29, 2016, in Bernalillo County, N.M.
On Sept. 19, 2016, Soto pled guilty to a felony information charging him with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. In entering the guilty plea, Soto admitted transporting methamphetamine to Albuquerque on a Greyhound bus by concealing the methamphetamine in a gift-wrapped package in his luggage.
This case was investigated by the Albuquerque office of the DEA and Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul H. Spiers prosecuted the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
