Utah drug trafficking ‘ringleader’ sentenced to 22 years in federal prison

  • Llobani Figueroa, who prosecutors call a drug trafficking “ringleader” from Magna, was sentenced to 22 years in prison.
  • Figueroa pleaded guilty to operating a criminal enterprise and drug distribution in Utah.
  • Federal prosecutors say he managed and recruited other participants to distribute controlled substances on his behalf.

SALT LAKE CITY — A drug trafficking “ringleader” and former federal fugitive from Magna was sentenced last month to 22 years in federal prison.

Llobani Federico Figueroa, aka “Pablo,” 33, of Magna, is a “career offender” who has been previously convicted of felony level drug-related crimes, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Utah said. Figueroa was a federal fugitive for three years before being arrested in 2023 for his involvement in a car crash that killed a 17-year-old Salt Lake boy.

Figueroa pleaded guilty in December to operating a criminal enterprise in Utah and possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. In addition to his imprisonment, a U.S. District Court judge ordered him to forfeit $300,961, two vehicles and three guns, plus firearm accessories and ammunition. After he serves his prison term, he will be subject to 10 years of supervised release…

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