Norwalk CA Man Sentenced To 292 Months For Methamphetamine Distribution

Muskogee, Oklahoma - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that ALEJANDRO DIEGO GARCIA, age 36, of Norwalk, California was sentenced to 292 months imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A)(viii) and Title 18, United States Code, Section 2.

Charges arose from an investigation by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The defendant was indicted in August, 2013 and pled guilty in November, 2013.

The Indictment alleged that on or about July 15, 2013 in the Eastern District of Oklahoma and elsewhere, ALEJANDRO DIEGO GARCIA, did unlawfully, knowingly and intentionally possess with the intent to distribute in excess of Five-Hundred (500) grams of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, a Schedule II Controlled Substance.

The Honorable Ronald A. White, District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, presided over the hearing. The defendant will remain in the custody of the United States Marshal Service pending transportation to the designated federal prison at which he will serve his nonparolable sentence.

Assistant United States Attorney Edward Snow represented the United States.