Mexican Citizen Sentenced for Methamphetamine Distribution

United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Hugo Martha-Mejia, 45, of Mexico, was sentenced on February 3, 2023, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for distributing methamphetamine.  Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Martha-Mejia to 78 months in the Bureau of Prisons. There is no parole in the federal system.  After his release from prison, he will begin a 5-year term of supervised release.

On February 11, 2020, a Drug Enforcement Administration confidential source met Martha-Mejia at a BP gas station near 24th and Martha streets in Omaha to buy one pound of methamphetamine.  The controlled buy was audio and video recorded and monitored by law enforcement agents.  After the deal was completed, Martha-Mejia was arrested and subsequently indicted by a federal grand jury. 

The methamphetamine was sent to a forensic laboratory for analysis, and testing showed it to have a purity of 94%. 

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration.