Salem Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Leading Multi-State Meth Ring

Oregon — Cesar Delfin-Cervantes, 28, of Salem, Oregon, was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, according to U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis.

Court records show Delfin-Cervantes was identified as a leader in a multi-state and international drug trafficking organization that coordinated large shipments of methamphetamine from Mexico into the United States. The drugs were transported through California and into Salem, where Delfin-Cervantes and his father, Juan Carlos-Delfin, resided.

From Salem, Delfin-Cervantes organized distribution of methamphetamine to Idaho’s Treasure Valley. Over approximately five months, investigators seized more than 215 pounds of methamphetamine tied to the organization. Authorities said the trafficking network transported and sold hundreds of pounds of the drug over a roughly two-year period…

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