BOISE – Sergio Maldonado-Farias, 39, of Monroe, Washington, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. He was charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office on February 22, 2016.
According to the plea agreement, Maldonado-Farias had stopped his vehicle on the shoulder of I-84 near Jerome, Idaho. An Idaho State Police trooper arrived to assist Maldonado-Farias and subsequently asked for consent to search his vehicle. Mr. Maldonado-Farias granted consent and the officer located two bricks containing methamphetamine. The defendant admitted that he was transporting methamphetamine to distribute to another individual.
Sentencing is set for June 1 2016, before Senior United States District Judge Edward J. Lodge.
The charge of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine is punishable by up to twenty years in prison, a maximum fine of $1,000,000, and up to three years of supervised release.
The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Agency and the Idaho State Police.