Mexican National Sentenced to 8 Years’ Imprisonment for Methamphetamine Charge

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Ivan Lima-Olivarria, 43, of Nayarit, Mexico, was sentenced January 19, 2024, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. United States District Court Judge Robert F. Rossiter sentenced Lima-Olivarria to 96 months’ imprisonment. Lima-Olivarria also forfeited any claim he had to $14,770 in U.S. currency seized during his arrest. After Lima-Olivarria’s release from prison, he will be deported to Mexico as he is not a United States citizen.

On November 23, 2022, law enforcement went to a Bellevue motel room after receiving information that a Hispanic male was staying there with more than 2 pounds of meth. Officers contacted Ivan Lima-Olivarria after knocking on the motel room door. Lima-Olivarria was found to be the sole occupant and gave consent to search the room.  Officers located approximately 11.5lbs of meth and $14,770 in cash. It was determined that Lima-Olivarria was in the country illegally and had previously been deported for a drug offence. A search of cell phones found in the motel room revealed drug related content during the last year.

This case was investigated by the Bellevue Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.