Minneapolis Man Sentenced To 265 Months In Prison For Methamphetamine Trafficking

United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the sentencing of CARLOS MENDOZA SERRATO, 35, to 265 months in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. SERRATO, who pleaded guilty on July 9, 2019, was sentenced earlier today before Judge Joan N. Ericksen in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

According to the defendant’s guilty plea and documents filed in court, from at least June 2015 through October 2018, SERRATO acted as the facilitator and organizer of a drug trafficking organization. SERRATO conspired with his co-defendants and others to traffic methamphetamine and other controlled substances into and throughout Minnesota. In support of the organization, SERRATO delivered and arranged for the delivery of methamphetamine to his sub-distributors, collected funds, vehicles, and various other items from the sale of methamphetamine and other controlled substances. Throughout the course of the investigation into SERRATO’s drug trafficking organization, which affected multiple states, law enforcement seized more than 85 pounds of methamphetamine as well as additional quantities of cocaine, heroin, and marijuana.

This case was the result of an investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations, the Minneapolis Police Department, and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Allen A. Slaughter is prosecuting the case.

Defendant Information:

CARLOS MENDOZA SERRATO, a/k/a “Michoacan,” a/k/a “Micho,” 35

Minneapolis, Minn.

Convicted:

• Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, 1 count

Sentenced:

• 265 months in prison
• Five years of supervised release

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United States Attorney’s Office, District of Minnesota: (612) 664-5600