Drug Dealer Receives 168-Month Sentence After Trafficking Over 6 Pounds of Methamphetamine in Omaha

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Dario Calderon-Pereda, age 51, of Mexico, was sentenced on December 19, 2024, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Calderon-Pereda to 168 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After Calderon-Pereda’s release from prison, he will begin a 5-year term of supervised release.

Between February 27, 2024, through March 10, 2024, Calderon-Pereda trafficked over 3,000 grams of meth in the Omaha area.  On February 27, 2024, law enforcement conducted a controlled drug transaction involving 2 pounds of meth from a co-conspirator whereby Calderon-Pereda collected payment. On March 8, 2024, law enforcement conducted a controlled drug transaction against Calderon-Pereda purchasing another 2 pounds of meth. Over the next two days, law enforcement seized an additional 2 pounds of meth from Calderon-Pereda in a traffic stop and from a search warrant of a residence in Omaha.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration.