'14"-551- i Ff; c3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA February 2018 Grand Jury UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 15;? an": ,2 . . Plaintiff, 1 2 1-9 E. v. [21 U.S.C. 846: Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine; 21 JASON SILLS, and U.S.C. 84l(a)(l), SALVADOR LEMUS RAMOS, Distribution Of aka ?Eddie,? . Methamphetamine; 18 U.S.C. Aiding and Abetting] Defendants. The-Grand Jury charges: COUNT ONE [21 U.S.C. 846] A. OBJECT OF THE CONSPIRACY Beginning on a date unknown and continuing until on or about December 17, 2015, in Riverside County, within the Central District of California, defendants JASON SILLS and SALVADOR LEMUS RAMOS, also known as ?Eddie? and others known and unknown to the Grand Jury, conspired and agreed with each other to knowingly and intentionally distribute at least 50 grams of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 84l(a)(l), B. MEANS BY WHICH THE OBJECT OF THE CONSPIRACY WAS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED The object of the conspiracy was to be accomplished, in substance, as follows: 1. Defendant SILLS would negotiate and arrange the sale of methamphetamine with a methamphetamine customer. 2. Defendant SILLS would arrange for defendant RAMOS to arrange for the supply of methamphetamine. 3. Defendant RAMOS would provide the methamphetamine to defendant customer. 4. Defendant RAMOS would collect payment for the methamphetamine transaction from the customer. C. OVERT ACTS In furtherance of the conspiracy and to accomplish the object of the conspiracy, on or about the following dates, defendants SILLS and RAMOS, and others known and unknown to the Grand Jury, committed various overt acts in Riverside County, within the Central District of California, and elsewhere, including, but not limited to, the following: 1. On December 15, 2015, using coded language in electronic text messages, defendant SILLS negotiated the sale of two pounds of methamphetamine for approximately $7,600 with someone he believed was, a methamphetamine customer, but who was, in reality, an undercover agent (the 2. On or about December 17, 2015, using coded language in electronic text messages, defendant SILLS arranged with the UC to 2 distribute the two pounds of methamphetamine to the UC at the parking lot of the Walmart at 5601 East Ramon Rd, Cathedral City, CA (the ?Cathedral City Walmart?). 3. On or about December 17, 2015, defendant SILLS met with the UC at the parking lot of the Cathedral City Walmart to complete the methamphetamine transaction. 4. On or about December 17, 2015, defendant SELLS called defendant RAMOS, at which time defendant RAMOS joined the methamphetamine transaction. 5. On or about December 17, 2015, defendant RAMOS discussed the methamphetamine transaction with the UC. 6. On or about December 17, 2015, defendant RAMOS provided approximately 811.6 grams of methamphetamine to the UC. 7. On or about December 17, 2015, defendant RAMOS accepted payment for the methamphetamine. 8. On or about December 17, 2015, defendants SILLS and RAMOS departed the parking lot of the Cathedral City Walmart together. COUNT TWO [21 U.S.C. 84l(a)(l), 18 On or about December 17, 2015, in Riverside County, within the Central District of California, defendants JASON SILLS and SALVADOR LEMUS RAMOS, also known as ?Eddie,? and others known and unknown to the grand jury, each aiding and abetting the other, knowingly and intentionally distributed at least fifty grams, that is, 811.6 grams, of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance. A TRUE BILL Foreperson NICOLA T. HANNA United States Attorney LAWRENCE S. MIDDLETON Assistant United States Attorney Chief, Criminal Division KEVIN M. LALLY Assistant United States Attorney Chief, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Section PUNEET V. KAKKAR Assistant United States Attorney Organized Crime Drug Enforcement TaSk Force Section