Charge Arises out of DEA Seizure of More than Four Pounds of Methamphetamine
ALBUQUERQUE - Fermin Artiaga, 36, of Perris, Calif., was sentenced today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to 114 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release for his methamphetamine trafficking conviction.
Artiaga was arrested in Aug. 2015, and was charged by a criminal complaint with a methamphetamine trafficking offense after the DEA seized approximately 1.95 kilograms (4.29 pounds) of methamphetamine during an interdiction investigation at the Amtrak Train Station in Albuquerque. The methamphetamine was concealed in four bundles inside Artiaga’s suitcase. Artiaga was indicted on Sept. 10, 2015, and was charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
On April 6, 2017, Artiaga pled guilty to a felony information charging him with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. In entering the guilty plea, Artiaga admitted that on Aug. 22, 2015, he transported four bundles of methamphetamine weighing an aggregate of 1758 grams in a suitcase into New Mexico on an Amtrak train.
This case was investigated by the Albuquerque office of the DEA and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Presiliano Torrez.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
