Wendell Couple Plead Guilty to Drug and Firearm Offenses

BOISE - Miguel Angel Osuna-Zavala, 42, and his wife Diane Osuna, 43, of Wendell, Idaho, pleaded guilty today to federal firearm and drug charges, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced.  The couple appeared before Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge in Boise to enter their pleas.  Miguel Osuna-Zavala pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.  Diane Osuna pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.  They were indicted by a federal grand jury in Boise on March 10, 2015.

According to the plea agreement, on February 2, 2015, a search warrant was executed on the couple’s home in Wendell, Idaho.  Inside a safe located in the master bedroom was a package of methamphetamine weighing approximately 65 grams, and a 9mm Sturm Ruger pistol, model P95.  The pistol is registered in the name of Diane Osuna.  In the house officers also found baggies and a set of digital scales.  According to the plea agreements, Diane Osuna would weigh out the drugs for Miguel to sell.  Miguel Osuna-Zavala is a Mexican national living illegally in the United States.  Diane Osuna is a U.S. citizen.

The charge of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine are punishable by not less than five years, and no more than 40 years, in prison, and a fine of up to $5,000,000.  The charge of possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking is punishable by not less than five years in prison, consecutive to any other prison term, and a fine of up to $250,000.

Sentencing is set for December 9, 2015, before Judge Lodge at the federal courthouse in Boise.

The case was investigated by the Gooding County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.  The case was prosecuted as part of Idaho’s Project Safe Neighborhoods Program, which seeks to reduce gun violence in Idaho.