North Las Vegas Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Methamphetamine Trafficking

LAS VEGAS - A North Las Vegas resident was sentenced today by United States District Judge Gloria M. Navarro to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for distributing and possessing with the intent to distribute more than 30 pounds of methamphetamine into the Las Vegas area. The government recommended a prison sentence of 135 months.

According to court documents, Efrain Macias-Amaral illegally entered the United States. Between June and July of 2024, Macias-Amaral distributed and possessed with the intent to distribute over 15 kilograms of methamphetamine. On June 11, 2024, Macias-Amaral sold an individual more than 2,000 grams of methamphetamine. On July 3, 2024, Macias-Amaral sold the individual an additional 2,000 grams of methamphetamine. On July 11, 2024, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Macias-Amaral. During a search of the vehicle, officers located a suitcase in the truck with plastic baggies which contained 11,026 grams of methamphetamine. When he was stopped by police, he provided officers a Mexican identification card bearing the name of Juan Rea Estrada.

In April 2025, Macias-Amaral pleaded guilty to two-counts of distribution of a controlled substance-Methamphetamine and one-count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance-Methamphetamine.

Acting United States Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada and Deputy Special Agent in Charge Anthony Chrysanthis for DEA's Los Angeles Division made the announcement.

The case was investigated by DEA and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Edward Penetar prosecuted the case.

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