Mexican Citizen Sentenced in Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Senior United States District Judge Laurie Smith Camp sentenced Wilfredo Diaz-Lopez today to a term of imprisonment of 63 months.  There is no parole in the federal prison system.  Diaz-Lopez will be deported from the United States to Mexico after serving his prison term.

Diaz-Lopez, 37, was convicted of conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine with Jose Feliciano Tovar-Quintero in the Omaha area between September and October 2019.  Diaz-Lopez and Tovar-Quintero, driving separate cars, were observed by law enforcement meeting in a Menards parking lot in Omaha. Both vehicles were subsequently stopped and searched by officers. During the search of Diaz-Lopez’s vehicle, investigators seized more than 200 grams of methamphetamine.

On May 11, 2020, co-defendant Tovar-Quintero was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 60 months, after which time he will be deported from the United States to Mexico. 

The case was primarily investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Omaha Field Division, and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.