Bay State man pleads guilty to trafficking 50 pounds of meth into NH

ONCORD - A Bay State man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Concord to a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy.

Ronny O. Ramos, 32, of Lawrence, Mass., submitted the guilty plea on Monday for one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, specifically methamphetamine. Sentencing is set for Nov. 25. A trial date for a co-defendant, Riley P. Thibodeau, has been set for Sept. 17.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Ramos conspired to traffic approximately 50 pounds of methamphetamine from Massachusetts to New Hampshire on five occasions, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorneys Office. From March through October 2023, Ramos received five separate orders of methamphetamine from Thibodeau, via an intermediary.

The payments from Thibodeau for the methamphetamine were made via the same intermediary. The amounts per order ranged from 10-12 pounds at a price of approximately $20,000 for each order. The methamphetamine was delivered to Thibodeau in New Hampshire.

On Oct. 31 law enforcement agents arrested Ramos in Methuen, Mass., and seized 10 pounds of methamphetamine destined for New Hampshire.

The charging statute provides a sentence of no greater than 20 years in prison, at least 3 years of supervised release, and a maximum fine of $1,000,000.