BOISE, ID — A 28-year-old Salem, Oregon man has been sentenced to nearly 16 years in federal prison for his role in a multi-state methamphetamine trafficking operation.

Cesar Delfin-Cervantes was sentenced to 188 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho . Chief U.S. District Judge Amanda K. Brailsford also ordered five years of supervised release following his prison term.

According to court records, Delfin-Cervantes was identified as a leader in a drug trafficking organization that operated across multiple states and internationally. Investigators determined the organization arranged for large shipments of methamphetamine to be transported from Mexico to California and then to Salem, Oregon, where Delfin-Cervantes and his father, Juan Carlos Delfin, lived. From there, authorities said Delfin-Cervantes organized deliveries to the Treasure Valley area.

Over approximately five months, investigators seized more than 215 pounds of methamphetamine tied to the organization. Over roughly two years, authorities reported the group transported and sold hundreds of pounds of the drug.

Juan Carlos Delfin was convicted in the District of Idaho in December 2025 of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. He is scheduled to be sentenced April 21, 2026.

A sister of Delfin-Cervantes, Esmeralda Delfin-Cervantes, has also been charged federally in the District of Oregon in connection with the organization. Those charges remain pending.

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Boise and Salem resident agencies, along with multiple local and regional law enforcement partners in Idaho and Oregon. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys David Morse and Christopher Booker.