Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

Acting United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Santiago Montes-Osorio, 30, a Mexican citizen most recently living in Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on November 21, 2023, in federal court in Omaha for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. United States Chief District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Montes-Osorio to 114 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After Montes-Osorio’s release from prison, he will begin a 5-year term of supervised release.

On July 21, 2022, law enforcement conducted a traffic stop of Montes-Osorio’s vehicle in Omaha and found approximately 872 grams of meth. A search of Montes-Osorio’s residence in Omaha uncovered approximately 2,437 grams of meth and $19,451 cash. A search of a storage unit in Council Bluffs, Iowa, that Montes-Osorio had access to uncovered another 21.9 kilograms of meth.

The $19,451 cash was forfeited as proceeds of illegal narcotics sales.

This case was investigated by multiple agencies, including the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Omaha Police Department, the Sarpy County Sheriff’s Department, and the Southwest Iowa Narcotics Task Force.