PHOENIX — A drug trafficker who delivered more than 32 pounds of methamphetamine to a confidential informant in a Phoenix parking lot has been sentenced to five years in state prison.
Miguel Angel Leon was sentenced Monday in Maricopa County Superior Court after previously pleading guilty to possession of a dangerous drug for sale and misconduct involving weapons, both felonies.
On Oct. 29, 2025, Leon delivered 32.6 pounds of methamphetamine to the informant, following negotiations between the informant and a Mexico-based coordinator to buy 30 pounds of the drug for $30,000, prosecutors said.
Leon was arrested with a loaded 9mm handgun in his vehicle.
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Judge Suzanne Marwil sentenced Leon to five calendar years in prison on the drug count and 2.5 years on the weapons count. Those sentences are served at the same time, or concurrently. The court also fined Leon $5,000.
His handgun and the vehicle were seized by law enforcement.
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