Ocala, Florida - U.S. District Judge Paul Byron today sentenced Eric Pedro Valdez (39, Atlanta) to 18 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. A federal jury had found Valdez guilty on Aug. 2, 2019.
According to testimony and evidence presented at trial, between November 2015 and May 2016, Valdez conspired with others to distribute more than 70 kilograms of methamphetamine. On March 23, 2016, Valdez hand-delivered 4 kilograms of methamphetamine to two co-conspirators at a business in the Atlanta area. The drugs were intended for distribution in Sumter County.
This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney William S. Hamilton.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
