Omaha Courier for Mexican Meth Source Sentenced to 18 Years; About 14 Pounds Seized From His Home
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Nebraska announced that Keith Pumala, 67, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on November 5, 2026, in federal court in Omaha to 216 months (18 years) in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture of methamphetamine. U.S. Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced the sentence, imposed by U.S. District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr.
There is no parole in the federal system. After Pumala is released from prison, he will begin a five-year term of supervised release.
Pumala was charged because of his involvement with a Mexican source of supply of methamphetamine who supplies the Omaha and Council Bluffs, Iowa, areas with methamphetamine via a local network of drug couriers. Customers call the source and order the drugs, and the source then sends a courier to meet the customer and complete the transaction. Pumala was a local courier operating in Nebraska and Iowa who received and distributed the source's drugs.
On June 30, 2025, a confidential informant working with law enforcement contacted the Mexican source of supply and ordered one pound of methamphetamine. The source sent Pumala, who delivered one pound of methamphetamine to the informant at an Omaha location. On July 21, 2025, law enforcement executed a search warrant on Pumala's residence and seized approximately 14 pounds of methamphetamine.
This prosecution is part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative. HSTF Omaha comprises agents and officers from Homeland Security Investigations, the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the U.S. Marshals Service, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and IRS Criminal Investigation, with assistance from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, and the prosecution was led by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Nebraska. (Source: U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Nebraska)
Source: U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Nebraska
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