Man from Mexico receives over 6 years in prison

OMAHA, Neb. -- A man from Mexico was given 6 1/2 years in prison for a meth-related charge.

U.S. Attorney Steven Russell said 45-year-old Hugo Martha-Mejia, of Mexico, was sentenced in federal court in Omaha on Feb. 3. He was charged for distributing methamphetamine. Martha-Mejia will serve 78 months in the Bureau of Prisons with a five-year term of supervised release after. There is no parole in the federal system.

According to court documents, a Drug Enforcement Administration confidential source met Martha-Mejia at a BP gas station near 24th St. and Martha St. in Omaha to buy one pound of meth on Feb. 11, 2020. The controlled buy was audio and video recorded and monitored by law enforcement agents. After the buy, Martha-Mejia was arrested and indicted by a federal grand jury.

Officials said the meth was tested and showed to have a purity of 94%.

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration.