LOS ANGELES
A Compton man was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in federal prison for leading a Southern California-based drug trafficking organization, according to officials.
The drug ring shipped kilogram quantities of cocaine to Alaska via commercial flights and U.S. mail.
U.S. District Judge Fernando M. Olguin sentenced Raul Cisneros Jr., 46.
Cisneros pleaded guilty on May 9 to one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. He has been in federal custody since October 2020 and was the final defendant to plead guilty to criminal charges in this case.
From at least July 2014 to August 2016, Cisneros managed the operations of a drug trafficking outfit that sold cocaine and methamphetamine to customers.
In October 2015, law enforcement stopped Cisneros in his car while he was en route to an accomplice’s home to pick up money.
In his car, Cisneros possessed approximately $5,003 in cash, which were drug proceeds. He also possessed about 22.1 pounds of cocaine packaged in five separate bundles, which he intended to sell to customers.
After obtaining a search warrant for Cisneros’ home, law enforcement seized from Cisneros’ kitchen cabinets about 66.1 pounds of cocaine, approximately 167.7 grams of crack cocaine, and more than a pound of methamphetamine.
Law enforcement also found hundreds of empty green cellophane wrappers and a money counter, which Cisneros used to facilitate his drug distribution operation.
Law enforcement also seized from Cisneros’ kitchen four firearms and 72 rounds of ammunition during this search.
In total, agents recovered $568,357 in cash proceeds from drug deals and, in the trunk of Cisneros’ white Honda Accord vehicle. The car was parked in the driveway of his residence, with about 15.5 pounds of cocaine wrapped in seven packages of green cellophane stashed inside a bag.
Cisneros intended to distribute the cocaine to others as part of his drug trafficking operation.
Federal prosecutors secured eight convictions in this matter.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kathy Yu, Chief of Ethics and Post-Conviction Review, and Chelsea Norell of the Violent and Organized Crime Section prosecuted this case.