A previously deported Mexican national who was found with a significant quantity of methamphetamine and ammunition in Orange County has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison as part of a federal initiative targeting narcotics trafficking and repeat criminal offenders.
According to federal prosecutors, Juan Jose Guerra-Renteria, 46, a Mexican national who had previously been deported from the United States in 2006 and again in 2020, was sentenced on October 8, 2026, after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, being a felon in possession of ammunition, and illegal reentry into the United States following deportation.
Judge Monica Ramirez Almadani imposed a sentence of 120 months in federal prison on the drug trafficking and ammunition offenses and 29 months on the immigration charge, to be served concurrently…