Willy Armando Ramirez-Garcia, a 34-year-old Mexican national, has been sentenced to 320 months (over 26 years) in federal prison for his role as the leader of a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking organization operating in the Eastern District of Texas. Acting U.S. Attorney Abe McGlothin, Jr., announced the sentence, which was handed down by U.S. District Judge Jeremy D. Kernodle on May 1, 2025.
Ramirez-Garcia pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine. Court documents revealed that from January 2021 to May 2021, while illegally present in the United States, Ramirez-Garcia orchestrated a methamphetamine trafficking network in Texas.
The organization smuggled liquid methamphetamine from Mexico into the U.S. using bladders concealed within the diesel tanks of commercial tractor trailers. This liquid methamphetamine was then transported to North Texas, where it was converted into crystal methamphetamine. A stash house in Dallas served as a storage point for the processed drugs, from which couriers distributed kilogram quantities.
The investigation identified several co-conspirators involved in the operation. Rosa Velasco De Ballin acted as a local narcotics broker, sourcing the drugs from Ivan Dejesus Suastes-Cruz. Angel Rodriguez-Campuzano worked as a distributor for Suastes-Cruz. Suastes-Cruz, along with Juan Fuentez and German Zapata, operated under the direction of Ramirez-Garcia, assisting in transportation, distribution, finding buyers, and securing properties for storage and manufacturing, including a stash house in Dallas and a “cooking” ranch in Kemp.
Authorities executed search warrants at the Dallas stash house, seizing approximately 40 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and 25 kilograms of liquid methamphetamine. A meth conversion lab was discovered at the ranch in Kemp. In total, law enforcement seized 66 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and 25 kilograms of liquid methamphetamine.
Ramirez-Garcia’s co-defendants have already been sentenced for their involvement: De Ballin received 168 months; Rodriguez-Campuzano received 295 months; Suastes-Cruz received 240 months; Fuentez received 300 months; and Zapata received 270 months.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a Department of Justice initiative aimed at combating illegal immigration, dismantling cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and protecting communities from violent crime.
The investigation was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the Collin County Sheriff’s Office, the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office, and the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Wes Wynne.
