Man facing federal drug charges after search of suspected Lexington ‘stash’ house
A man is facing multiple federal charges after agents searched a Lexington house that is thought to have been used to store and process a “significant” amount of drugs, including methamphetamine and fentanyl, according to federal court documents.
Guadalupe “Junior” Ramos was indicted this month on federal charges of possession with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture containing methamphetamine, 40 grams of a mixture containing fentanyl and marijuana, according to his indictment.
Ramos pleaded not guilty to the charges Tuesday in federal court in Lexington, according to court records.
Ramos was identified as a possible Lexington drug trafficker in November, according to court records. He lives on Russell Cave Road, but also rents a suspected “stash” house on Bright Avenue, according to a federal affidavit.
On Jan. 8, police saw a person believed to be Ramos go to the Bright Avenue house and place two trash bags in a can outside, according to court records.
Early the next morning, investigators inspected the trash can and found three marijuana plants, plastic bags, “assorted powder” and latex gloves, according to court records.
Later on Jan. 9, police got authorization to search the Bright Avenue home, according to court records.
During a search, agents found more than 50 pounds of suspected marijuana, “thousands of prescription type pills of unknown origin,” “various powders,” and about 3.62 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine, according to a federal affidavit.
Also found in the house was a United States Permanent Resident card for “Erik Corral,” according to the affidavit. The picture for the identification card appeared to be Ramos, according to the affidavit.
The evidence found led investigators to believe that the Bright Avenue house being used to “store and process significant quantities of illegal narcotics to include methamphetamine,” according to court records.
The owner of the Bright Avenue house was shown pictures of Ramos and confirmed that he’d rented the house for about 9 months, though the landlord had known him as “Erik,” according to court records.
If convicted, Ramos could face anywhere from 10 years to life in prison on the possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine charge, according to his indictment.
This story was originally published January 21, 2020 at 4:30 PM.
