Spokane Man Caught with Methamphetamine Sent Through the U.S. Mail Sentenced to Federal Prison

Spokane, Washington - Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Ramon Alonso Delgado, age 24, of Spokane, Washington, was sentenced on one count of Attempted Possession with Intent to Distribute 50 Grams or more of Actual Methamphetamine. United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice imposed a sentence of 51 months in federal prison to be followed by 5 years of supervised release.

According to court documents and information presented at the sentencing hearing, on August 30, 2022, a postal inspector in Spokane was contacted by another postal inspector in Arizona about a suspicious parcel, addressed to Delgado's Spokane address. The parcel was subsequently sent directly to the U.S. Postal Inspector's Office in Spokane.

On September 2, 2022, the postal inspector executed a search warrant on the parcel and seized a pound of methamphetamine and 2,000 fentanyl-laced pills.

"My office will continue to battle the drug epidemic on all fronts, including attempts to use the U.S. Postal Service as a way to traffic illegal substances," stated U.S. Attorney Waldref. "Thanks to the stellar investigative work by our law enforcement partners and dedicated prosecutors in my office, drugs that are responsible for so much death and destruction in our communities were removed from the street, and the distributors were held accountable."

"Today's sentencing should send a clear message that using the U.S. Mail to facilitate drug trafficking activities will not be tolerated," stated Anthony Galetti, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Seattle Division. "This successful investigation is a result of strong partnerships both within the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and with our local and federal law enforcement partners. Together we will continue to be vigilant in the pursuit of justice against those who illegally utilize the U.S. Postal Service to traffic dangerous narcotics."

This case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Patrick J. Cashman and Timothy J. Ohms.

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