Raul Gutierrez-Cisneros, 43, of Phoenix, Ariz., pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
In this Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force-led (OCDETF) undercover investigation, Gutierrez-Cisneros engaged in negotiations in February 2015 during which he agreed to sell 60 pounds of methamphetamine. Soon afterward, Gutierrez-Cisneros arranged for two of his associates, one of whom chose to bring a loaded Browning 9mm pistol, to deliver approximately 18 pounds of methamphetamine to a Phoenix hotel. Upon their arrival at the hotel, the FBI arrested all three men and seized the methamphetamine and the pistol.
Gutierrez-Cisneros’s conviction for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine carries a maximum penalty of life in prison, a maximum fine of $10,000,000, or both.