ATLANTA – Ismael Guerrero-Moya, an illegal alien from Mexico, was sentenced last week to 30 years in federal prison for his role in coordinating distribution of hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine from his cell in Ware State Prison.
Guerrero-Moya, 51, of Dieciocho de Marzo, Michoacán, Mexico, was sentenced Tuesday, September 1 to 30 years in prison to be followed by 10 years of supervised release. He was convicted of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and conspiracy to commit money laundering September 10, 2025, after he pleaded guilty.
Four other members of the trafficking ring also previously were sentenced to lengthy prison terms.
“This illegal alien, who was serving a 30-year sentence for methamphetamine trafficking, orchestrated large-scale drug dealing using a contraband phone in state prison and a network of meth cooks and drug traffickers beyond prison walls,” said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. “As a result of seamless coordination of federal, state and local authorities in the Homeland Security Task Force, Guerrero-Moya’s operation has been dismantled.”
Michael J. Connolly, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Atlanta Field Division said the case is a powerful example of what can be accomplished when federal, state, and local agencies join through the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF).
“Despite being incarcerated, this defendant continued coordinating the distribution of hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine,” said Connoll.
According to U.S. Attorney Hertzberg, the charges, and other information presented in court showed a Superior Court judge in Fayette County, Ga., sentenced Guerrero-Moya to 30 years in prison for trafficking methamphetamine and possessing a firearm during commission of a felony in 2012.
While serving his sentence in state prison, Guerrero-Moya used a contraband cell phone to resume his drug trafficking operation, with the aid of Michael Childers, who used an auto repair shop to conceal methamphetamine in vehicles.
In addition, Salvador Bolanos Villalpando and Jose Jovani Toledo operated a methamphetamine conversion laboratory in Ellenwood, Ga., on behalf of Guerrero-Moya. The organization also included Kamal Hussein Espinosa, who was a multi-kilogram methamphetamine dealer, who purchased methamphetamine from Guerrero- Moya while on parole for a prior drug trafficking conviction.
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