A Riverside man and lead defendant in a methamphetamine smuggling operation was sentenced to 21 years in prison May 6 for his role in smuggling the drug from Mexico to the Inland Empire.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Central District of California, 51-year-old Timoteo Gomez conspired with others to smuggle methamphetamine across multiple Mexico and U.S. points of entry. In total, authorities seized more than 150 pounds of methamphetamine and $31,035 in cash, officials said in a May 6 press release.
