ALBUQUERQUE - Marcos Montoya, Jr., 29, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court to 66 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his conviction on a methamphetamine trafficking charge.
Montoya was arrested in Dec. 2015, on a two-count indictment charging him with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute on Feb. 20, 2015, and maintaining a place for the purpose of storing, distributing and using methamphetamine and marijuana from Dec. 2014 through Feb. 20, 2015. According to the indictment, Montoya committed the crimes in Bernalillo County, N.M.
On Jan. 17, 2017, Montoya pled guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, and admitted that on Feb. 20, 2015, he possessed methamphetamine, which he intended to distribute to others. Montoya also admitted storing most of the methamphetamine in a storage locker, but selling some of the drugs out of his house in Bernalillo County.
This case was investigated by the Albuquerque office of the DEA and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Letitia C. Simms.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
