Honduran National Sentenced to 175 Months’ Imprisonment for Drug Distribution Offense in Atlantic City

CAMDEN, N.J. - A Honduran national was sentenced for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute it, United States Attorney Robert Frazer announced.

Diogenes Galvez, 21, of Atlantic City, New Jersey, previously pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine on May 19, before U.S. District Chief Judge Renée Marie Bumb in Camden federal court. Chief Judge Bumb sentenced Galvez to serve 175 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.

According to the evidence and statements made in court:

On September 27, 2023, Atlantic City Police Department officers and agents with the FBI Safe Streets Task Force executed a search warrant at Galvez's home. Officers found methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, marijuana, and other controlled substances. Officers also found a loaded semiautomatic handgun that had a defaced serial number, as well as nearly $5,000 in cash. Prior to possessing the controlled substances and defaced firearm, Galvez had been convicted of multiple firearms offenses.

U.S. Attorney Frazer credited special agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Stefanie Roddy of Newark, with the investigation. U.S. Attorney Frazer also thanked the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office, under the direction of Prosecutor William Reynolds, for its assistance in the investigation. The investigation was part of the U.S. Attorney and Atlantic County Violent Crimes Initiative (VCI), which is a collaboration of multiple local, state and federal law enforcement agencies operating within Atlantic County, including, but not limited to, the Atlantic City Police Department and the Atlantic County Sheriff's Department, designed to identify the most violent offenders and coordinate law enforcement efforts.

The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph McFarlane in Camden.

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