OKLAHOMA CITY – RAMON ZUNIGA-MAGDELANO, 48, a Mexican alien residing in Oklahoma City illegally, has been sentenced to serve 108 months in federal prison for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.According to public records, on December 19, 2024, officers with the Oklahoma City Police Department conducted a traffic stop and arrested Zuniga-Magdelano on an outstanding warrant. During the arrest, officers recovered cocaine from Zuniga-Magdelano’s person and later executed a search warrant at his Oklahoma City residence. During the search, law enforcement recovered more than 1,100 grams of cocaine and a firearm.On July 30, 2025, Zuniga-Magdelano was charged by superseding information with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and with being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm. Zuniga-Magdelano pleaded guilty on September 4, 2025, and admitted he was unlawfully present in the United States, possessed more than 500 grams of cocaine intended for distribution, and possessed a firearm despite his status as an illegal alien.At a sentencing hearing on May 29, 2026, U.S. District Judge Patrick R. Wyrick sentenced Zuniga-Magdelano to serve 108 months in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release. In announcing the sentence, Judge Wyrick specifically noted a lack of respect for the law demonstrated by Mr. Zuniga, who illegally entered the country to sell drugs. Upon his release from prison, Zuniga-Magdelano will be deported.Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth M. Bagwell prosecuted the case.This operation is part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion. The HSTF is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad. Through historic interagency collaboration, the HSTF directs the full might of United States law enforcement towards identifying, investigating, and prosecuting the full spectrum of crimes committed by these organizations, which have long fueled violence and instability within our borders. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Oklahoma City comprises agents and officers from Homeland Security Investigations, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation, the Oklahoma City Police Department, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, and the United States Marshals Service. Reference is made to public filings for additional information.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice