Crystal Meth Distributor Sentenced To 324 Months In Federal Prison

James L. Porter, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that Reymundo Molina-Trujillo, a Mexican national, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel to 324 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, namely cocaine and crystal methamphetamine, commonly referred to as "ice."

According to Court documents, Molina-Trujillo pled guilty in October 2015 without a plea agreement. At sentencing, Judge Rosenstengel stated that Molina-Trujillo faced a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years to life. Judge Rosenstengel sentenced Molina-Trujillo to a total of 324 months in federal prison. There is no parole in the federal prison system. In addition to the prison sentence, Judge Rosenstengel also ordered Molina-Trujillo to serve a 5 year term of supervised release and to pay $100 in court fees.

Evidence in support of this prosecution was obtained in an investigation which was conducted under the auspices of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF). The OCDETF initiative is designed to bring federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and resources together to identify, target and dismantle large national and international drug trafficking organizations. Agencies participating in this case include the Drug Enforcement Administration, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigations, and the Metropolitan Enforcement Group of Southern Illinois. Assistant United States Attorney Monica A. Stump prosecuted this case.