SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KFGO/KELO) — A 31-year-old Sioux Falls man has been found guilty of distributing a controlled substance and money laundering as part of a large meth ring.
According to the U.S Attorney’s Office, Omar Perez-Ochoa, and 41-year-old John Radermacher, of Couderay, Wisc., were indicted by a federal grand jury in September.
Radermacher was found guilty of distributing a controlled substance.
Both Perez-Ochoa and Radermacher were involved in a large-scale methamphetamine distribution organization operating out of Sioux Falls and the surrounding areas.
Perez-Ochoa became a drop location for multiple pounds of meth, along with payments of thousands of dollars for the drug, to be sent to Mexican sources.
Both defendants are in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
Perez-Ochoa’s charges carry a maximum penalty of life in custody and/or a $10 million fine, as well as five years of supervised release.
