California Man Sentenced To 92 Months For Pharmacy Burglaries

BOISE - Andrew Rumbo-Ochoa, 28, of Santa Clara, California, was sentenced to 92 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today.

According to court records, Rumbo-Ochoa conspired with others to burglarize pharmacies and steal controlled substances to sell. Rumbo-Ochoa and his co-conspirators drove from California to Idaho to commit the crime. On May 22, 2025, Rumbo-Ochoa and his co-conspirators were seen on surveillance footage outside a pharmacy in Montpelier, Idaho. Later, on May 22, they broke into a pharmacy in Grace, Idaho and stole Schedule II controlled substances, including 345 pills containing hydrocodone, 200 pills containing hydromorphone, and 5,773 pills containing oxycodone, with the intent to distribute the substances.

In March 2025, Rumbo-Ochoa travelled with others to Missoula, Montana. On March 10, 2025, they broke into a pharmacy in Missoula, and stole Schedule II controlled substances, including 1,593 pills containing hydrocodone, 565 pills containing oxycodone, 80 pills containing hydromorphone, 194 pills containing methylphenidate, and 1,591 pills containing amphetamine.

Senior U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Rumbo-Ochoa to serve 3 years of supervised release following his prison sentence. Rumbo-Ochoa pleaded guilty to the charge on April 30, 2026.

U.S. Attorney Davis made the announcement and commended the work of the U.S Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Caribou County Sheriff's Office, the Caribou County Prosecutor's Office, and the Missoula Police Department, which led to the charges.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Darci Crane prosecuted the case.

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