BOISE – Indalecio Cuevas-Figueroa, 34, of Nampa, Idaho, was sentenced today in United States District Court to 78 months in prison for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute and unlawful possession of a firearm by a person unlawfully in the United States, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Cuevas-Figueroa to serve five years of supervised release following his release from prison. Cuevas-Figeroa pleaded guilty to the charges on January 5, 2016.
According to court documents, in 2013 and 2014, Nampa Police detectives made several “controlled buys” of methamphetamine from Cuevas-Figeroa. During one of the controlled buys, Cuevas-Figeroa also sold a Browning 9mm semi-automatic pistol. Cuevas-Figeroa is prohibited from possessing a firearm because he was a Mexican national residing unlawfully in the United States. On October 15, 2014, Cuevas-Figeroa sold approximately 108.3 grams methamphetamine. Resulting lab tests showed that this was 96.8% pure. The total amount of actual methamphetamine attributable to Cuevas-Figeroa is approximately 131 grams.
The case was investigated by the Nampa Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration.