Man who delivered 100 pounds of meth to federal informant sentenced

PHOENIX — A Puerto Rican man was sentenced Tuesday to five years in federal prison for his part in a conspiracy to distribute approximately 100 pounds of methamphetamine in Phoenix.

Jefte Monell Diaz, 28, of Caguas, Puerto Rico, was sentenced to 60 months in prison, the mandatory minimum for the charge. Diaz pleaded guilty in August 2025 for his role in the delivery.

According to the plea agreement, Diaz and two other men drove from Tucson to Phoenix to deliver the drug to a would-be buyer.

Court records show a firearm was in the car during the trip, which added some severity to the sentence.

At the meetup, Diaz personally transferred the methamphetamine from one vehicle into the buyer’s vehicle, according to the plea agreement. The buyer was working with law enforcement. All three men were arrested at the scene.

Case was part of broader crackdown

The case was investigated by the Tucson Homeland Security Task Force, which includes agents from Homeland Security Investigations, the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

The task force was set up in response to an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on the first day of his second term.

The order’s stated goal is to dismantle transnational criminal cartels and trafficking networks.

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