Oregon — Cesar Delfin-Cervantes, 28, of Salem, Oregon, was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, according to U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis.
Court records show Delfin-Cervantes was identified as a leader in a multi-state and international drug trafficking organization that coordinated large shipments of methamphetamine from Mexico into the United States. The drugs were transported through California and into Salem, where Delfin-Cervantes and his father, Juan Carlos-Delfin, resided.
From Salem, Delfin-Cervantes organized distribution of methamphetamine to Idaho’s Treasure Valley. Over approximately five months, investigators seized more than 215 pounds of methamphetamine tied to the organization. Authorities said the trafficking network transported and sold hundreds of pounds of the drug over a roughly two-year period.
Chief U.S. District Judge Amanda K. Brailsford also ordered Delfin-Cervantes to serve five years of supervised release following his prison term.
His father was convicted in the District of Idaho in December 2025 of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute. He is scheduled to be sentenced April 21, 2026.
Delfin-Cervantes’ sister, Esmeralda Delfin-Cervantes, is also alleged to have participated in the organization and faces pending federal drug trafficking charges in the District of Oregon.
The investigation involved the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Boise District Office and Salem Resident Office, the Nampa Police Department Special Investigations Unit, the Ada County Sheriff’s Office, the Boise Police Department, the Meridian Police Department, the Oregon High Desert Drug Task Force, the Salem Police Department, and the Oregon State Police.
The Oregon-Idaho High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program supported the multi-agency task force.
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