Description: Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with trafficking methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, cocaine base (crack), and marijuana, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of such drug trafficking crime.

The Jacksonville Police Department received complaints from management of a local hotel regarding Ramona Lopez’s selling of narcotics from a room at the hotel. After law enforcement surveillance revealed that Lopez was using the hotel as the base of operation for her drug trafficking organization, a search warrant was executed on the hotel room and law enforcement recovered 122 grams of methamphetamine, 107 grams of heroin, a quantity of fentanyl, 73 doses of Ecstasy, 7 grams of cocaine, written instructions for cooking methamphetamine, $6,636,and a loaded Taurus 9 millimeter handgun, later determined to have been stolen from Virginia.

The Jacksonville Police Department, Onslow County Sheriff’s Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the case and Assistant U.S. Attorney Dennis M. Duffy prosecuted the case.

Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess With the Intent to Distribute Fifty (50) Grams or More of Methamphetamine, One Hundred (100) Grams or More of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Heroin, and Fentanyl, and a Quantity of Cocaine
(1)

Possess With the Intent to Distribute Fifty (50) Grams or More of Methamphetamine, One Hundred (100) Grams or More of a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Heroin, and Fentanyl, and a Quantity of Cocaine
(3)

Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime
(4)

Outcome: 05/31/2022 57 Minute Entry for proceedings held before District Judge James C. Dever III in Raleigh, NC: Sentencing held on 5/31/2022 for Ramona Julia Lopez. Defendant present with counsel. Assistant US Attorney present for USA. 120 months imprisonment as to each Count 1 and Count 3, 60 months imprisonment as to Count 4, to be served consecutive for a Total of 180 months imprisonment; 5 years supervised release with special conditions as to each Counts 1, 3, and 4 to be served concurrent for a Total of 5 years; $300 special assessment; no fine; recommendations made by the Court; Forfeiture; Defendant advised of appellate rights and remanded to custody of US Marshall; Counts 2 and 5 are Dismissed (Court Reporter Michelle McGirr) (Jennings, A.) (Entered: 05/31/2022)
05/31/2022 58 JUDGMENT as to Ramona Julia Lopez: 120 months imprisonment as to each Count 1 and Count 3 to be served concurrent, 60 months as to Count 4 to be served consecutive for a Total of 180 months; 5 years supervised release with special conditions as to each Counts 1, 3, and 4 to be served concurrent for a Total of 5 years; $300 special assessment; no fine; recommendations made by the Court; Forfeiture; Counts 2 and 5, Dismissed. Signed by District Judge James C. Dever III on 5/31/2022. (Jennings, A.) (Entered: 06/01/2022)

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