Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Roberto Luna-Nava, 34, of Durango, Mexico, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher for Possessing with Intent to Distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. Luna-Nava received a sentence of 200 months’ imprisonment with a 5-year term of supervised release to follow. There is no parole in the federal system.
In August 2019, agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration (Sioux City) began investigating Luna-Nava for his role in distributing large amounts of methamphetamine in the Norfolk, Nebraska area. Agents bought ½ pound and pound quantities of methamphetamine from Luna-Nava on Aug. 12, 2019, Aug. 20, 2019, Aug. 26, 2019, and Sept. 18, 2019. On Sept. 26, 2019, Luna-Nava was stopped by the Nebraska State Patrol and was in possession of one pound of methamphetamine. A search warrant was executed on Luna-Nava’s residence and a storage shed used by Luna-Nava. During the search, an additional 18 pounds of methamphetamine were recovered.
This case was investigated by the DEA and the Nebraska State Patrol.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
