Date: 07-19-2024

Case Style:

United States of America v. Reynaldo Parra-Villagrana

Case Number: CR-22-02352-TUC-RM

Judge: Rosemary Márquez

Court: The United States District Court for the District of Arizona

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office for Tucson, Arizona

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Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Narcotics Trafficking
Narcotics Trafficker Sentenced to Prison

Reynaldo Parra-Villagrana, 27, of Tucson, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Rosemary Márquez to 33 months in federal prison, followed by 60 months of supervised release, for his role in a cross-border narcotics distribution conspiracy. Parra-Villagrana pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine on December 18, 2023.

In May 2019, during a multi-year investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), Parra-Villagrana delivered 878.8 grams of pure methamphetamine to an undercover officer in the parking lot of a sporting goods store in Tucson. Parra-Villagrana was acting on behalf of a Mexico-based drug supplier when he delivered the methamphetamine to the undercover officer.

This prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (“OCDETF”) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.

The Drug Enforcement Administration, High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force Tucson, conducted the investigation in this case. Assistant United States Attorney Michael R. Lizano, District of Arizona, Tucson, handled the prosecution.

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 33 months in federal prison, followed by 60 months of supervised release

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