Lexington Woman Sentenced for Drug Trafficking

Acting United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Sanjuana Garcia-Ramirez, 40, of Lexington, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Garcia-Ramirez to 78 months of imprisonment.  There is no parole in the federal system.  After her release from prison, Garcia-Ramirez will begin a four-year term of supervised release.

On January 5, 2021, officers went to Garcia-Ramirez’s Lexington residence after receiving information that she was selling methamphetamine.  Garcia-Ramirez was in drug court at the time in Dawson County, Nebraska, based on a prior conviction for possession of methamphetamine.  Officers searched a bedroom and located multiple baggies of methamphetamine and a scale.  Laboratory tests confirmed there was at least 53 grams of actual methamphetamine.  Garcia-Ramirez intended to distribute the drugs. 

The investigation revealed Garcia-Ramirez used her cell phone to facilitate her drug trafficking.  Messages revealed her asking a drug buyer, “How much are you wanting,” and providing the buyer with the quantity and price of the drugs she could sell.  In a December 2020 message, Garcia-Ramirez wrote, “I’m not using I promise,” and, “It’s all about the money it’s all.”  

This case was investigated by the Nebraska State Patrol, the Lexington, Nebraska, Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.