RICHLAND, Wash.-A California man was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for drug trafficking in several states, including Washington, on Feb. 7.
Ruben Galvan-Trujillo pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington.
“Mr. Galvan-Trujillo was a large-scale drug trafficker who was responsible for pushing massive quantities of illegal narcotics not just into Eastern Washington – but across all the United States,” said U.S. Attorney Vanessa Waldref.
Galvan-Trujillo was part of a drug trafficking organization with ties to Chicago, Atlanta, Boston, New York, Michigan, and Washington.
“Mr. Galvan-Trujillo led a wholesale methamphetamine distribution ring that sought to harm both our community in Eastern Washington as well as cities around the country,” said David F. Reames, Special Agent in Charge, DEA Seattle Field Division.
According to court documents, while living in California, Galvan-Trujillo coordinated large drug shipments and formed new drug shipment lines for the trafficking organization.
Galvan-Trujillo reportedly agreed to sell 20 pounds of methamphetamine to an undercover informant in Feb. of 2022 in Pasco and a courier delivered 20, one pound bags of meth to the informant at a Pasco mini storage.
Court documents revealed that the informant was to pay $10,000 for the drugs and $80,000 for the product that were hidden in a car.
