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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0RIVERSIDE, California<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a0A Riverside County man who is the lead defendant in a criminal case involving an outfit that trafficked pound quantities of methamphetamine from Mexico into the Inland Empire was sentenced today to 252 months in federal prison, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

U.S. District Judge Jesus G. Bernal sentenced Timoteo Gomez, 51, of Riverside.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gomez has been in federal custody since his June 2021 arrest in this case.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gomez pleaded guilty in January 2022 to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.<\/span><\/p>\n

From at least April 2020 until August 2020, officials stated that Gomez and others purchased methamphetamine from their suppliers in Mexico as well as Los Angeles and Riverside counties. Other members of the conspiracy further distributed methamphetamine in the Inland Empire.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

In April 2020, Gomez and others smuggled 46.6 pounds of methamphetamine from Mexico across the U.S. port of entry at Calexico and into Riverside County. <\/span><\/p>\n

In May 2020, another co-conspirator attempted to drive a load of 90.4 pounds of methamphetamine into the United States from Mexico through the San Ysidro port of entry.<\/span><\/p>\n

In total, law enforcement seized more than 150 pounds of methamphetamine and $31,035 in cash during this investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Federal prosecutors have secured 16 convictions so far in this case.<\/span><\/p>\n

The FBI\u2019s Inland Empire Safe Streets Task Force investigated this matter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The investigation leading to these federal charges focused on the criminal activities of the Riverside-based Casa Blanca Rifa criminal street gang to combat drug trafficking and associated violence in Riverside and the surrounding community.<\/span><\/p>\n

Assistant U.S. Attorney Eli A. Alcaraz of the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section prosecuted this case.<\/span><\/p>\n

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