Mexican National Sentenced to 108 Months’ Imprisonment for Methamphetamine Charge

United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Jose Rodrigo Alejandro Muniz, 27, of Mexico City, Mexico, was sentenced on February 13, 2026, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Chief United States District Court Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Alejandro Muniz to 108 months’ imprisonment. After his release from prison, he will begin a two-year term of supervised release.

This case involves a Mexican source of supply of methamphetamine who has been supplying the Omaha and Council Bluffs, Iowa, areas through a local network of drug couriers since 2021. Customers will call the source and order the drugs, who will then send a courier to meet them and complete the transaction.

Alejandro Muniz was the main drug courier for the Mexican source of supply starting in June of 2023. On June 15, 2023, law enforcement utilized a cooperating witness who purchased one pound of methamphetamine from the Alejandro Muniz at an Omaha location. Phone messages confirmed he was working for and being directed by the Mexican source of supply.

On September 26, 2023, law enforcement executed a search warrant on the Alejandro Muniz’s Council Bluffs apartment and discovered approximately 3.9 pounds of methamphetamine and $2,750 in U.S. currency. During a post-Miranda interview, the defendant admitted to distributing at least 25 pounds of methamphetamine in last six months. The investigation revealed that he distributed most of the methamphetamine in the Omaha area.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.