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TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – A Tucson woman has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for leading a large-scale drug organization out of Arizona.
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35-year-old Amanda Rachelle Miller is facing three separate indictments for allegedly directing a drug organization for over three years while she was a fugitive in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico.
The drug organization is said to have distributed fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other dangerous drugs across Arizona.
Miller is accused of orchestrating bulk drug deliveries and managing cross-border money laundering. Self-proclaimed as the “Queen of the South,” Miller has also taken credit for the idea of creating brightly colored “rainbow fentanyl” in order to raise sales for the Sinaloa Cartel.
Miller was sentenced on Sept. 22 to 17 years in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release, and ordered to pay $25,000 in fines, $25,000 in community restitution, and a $400 special assessment.
“Leading a drug trafficking organization from outside the United States did not put Amanda Miller beyond the reach of law enforcement,” said U.S. Marshal Van Bayless for the District of Arizona.
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Miller is said to have had dozens of co-conspirators, and several of them are facing prison time.
Co-Conspirators
Alberto Gabriel Aranda-Ramon is accused of coordinating multi-kilogram fentanyl and meth deliveries, supervising couriers, and money laundering by purchasing luxury vehicles.
Aranda-Ramon was sentenced to:
- 16.5 years in prison and 60 months of supervised release.
- An order to pay a fine of $25,000, $25,000 in community restitution, and a $900 special assessment.
Michele Oller is accused of supervising regional distribution, coordinating deliveries, and collecting commissions on multi-kilogram drug transactions.
Oller was sentenced to:
- 10 years in prison and 60 months of supervised release.
- An order to pay a $5,000 fine and $5,000 in community restitution.
Rodrigo Lopez-Lozoya is accused of transporting 17 kilograms of meth from a Tucson stash house. Agents later seized an additional 115 kilograms of meth, 16.5 kilograms of cocaine, two kilograms of heroin, and 12 firearms.
Lopez-Lozoya was sentenced to:
- 10 years in prison and 60 months of supervised release.
- An order to pay a $100 special assessment.
Yehoshua Kilp is accused of being one of Miller’s bulk drug customers and is said to have led a drug cell tied to Aryan prison gangs in the Pacific Northwest. He is also accused of laundering proceeds for Miller.
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Kilp was sentenced to:
- 14 years in prison.
The Arizona charges were later dropped.
Organization Repercussions
Law enforcement seized criminal proceeds from the organization.
- $134,444 in U.S. currency
- $87,158 in luxury clothing, accessories and jewelry
- $211,213 in vehicles
- 14 firearms
- $58,000 in community restitution
- Aranda-Ramon’s sneaker collection
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