TAMPA, Fla. – Christian Perez-Seda, 38, Tampa, was sentenced to 24 years and 4 months in federal prison for distributing and possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
Perez-Seda pleaded guilty in March 2024.
According to court documents, on July 24, 2021, Perez Seda distributed 987 grams of methamphetamine to an undercover officer in exchange for $7,000.
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Perez-Seda then also “fronted” approximately 1 kilogram of methamphetamine to an individual working as a confidential informant.
Later that day, Perez Seda was driving to sell more methamphetamine to the undercover officer when he was stopped by law enforcement. Law enforcement searched his vehicle and found approximately 2 kilograms of methamphetamine, $3,686 in cash, and a Phoenix Arms .22 pistol.
The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office investigated this case. Assistant United States Attorneys Samantha Newman and Charlie Connally prosecuted it. Assistant United States Attorney Suzanne Nebesky handles the forfeiture.
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