Tucson Man Sentenced to 77 Months for Importing Methamphetamine Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Arizona Byline: Zach J. Stoebe Dateline: Tucson, Arizona Date: 19 November 2024 Subjects: American Government , Crime

TUCSON, Ariz. – Slone Kelly, 29, of Tucson, was sentenced on November 7, 2024, by United States District Judge Scott H. Rash to 77 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release. Kelly pleaded guilty to Importation of Methamphetamine on May 1, 2024. 

On August 14, 2023, Kelly presented himself for inspection at the Port of Entry in Lukeville, Arizona, driving a 2008 Mercedes-Benz. Kelly told Customs and Border Protection officers that he was returning to Phoenix after attending a wedding in Rocky Point, Sonora, Mexico. During the inspection, x-ray detection observed anomalies inside the vehicle. Officers searched the vehicle and discovered a total of 50 packages of methamphetamine, weighing over 24 kilograms, and 29 packages of fentanyl, weighing over 11 kilograms, concealed inside.

Homeland Security Investigations - Sells Office, conducted the investigation in this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Evan N. Wesley, District of Arizona, Tucson, handled the prosecution.
 

CASE NUMBER:           CR 23-01410-TUC-SHR
RELEASE NUMBER:    2024-157_Kelly

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