San Manuel, Arizona Man Sentenced To 49 Months For Cocaine Distribution

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Juan Alberto Chavez, age 43, of San Manuel, Arizona, was sentenced to 49 months’ imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release for Possession With Intent To Distribute Cocaine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A). The charges arose from an investigation by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”).

The Indictment alleges that on or about April 17, 2019, within the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the defendant knowingly and intentionally possessed with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance.

United States Attorney Brian J. Kuester said, “This defendant’s plan to deliver a large quantity of cocaine and receive profits for himself was brought to an abrupt halt by the great work of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol with the assistance of the DEA. Regardless of the role one takes on within a drug trafficking organization there will be consequences to pay.”
                                
The Honorable Ronald A. White, U.S. District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney Ryan Heatherman represented the United States.