Arizona Woman Sentenced for Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Conspiracy

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Tijuana Johnson, age 39, of Phoenix, Arizona was sentenced on January 29, 2025, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska for her role in a fentanyl and methamphetamine drug conspiracy.  United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Johnson to 120 months’ imprisonment.   There is no parole in the federal system. After Johnson is released from prison, she will begin a 3-year term of supervised release.

On January 17, 2023, Omaha DEA received an anonymous tip that Robert Johnson (‘RJ’) was selling fentanyl pills and meth in the Omaha area.  On April 19, 2023, a federal search warrant was executed on Johnson’s home in Omaha that he shared with codefendant Whitney Washington. Law enforcement recovered methamphetamine, a Taurus 9mm handgun, $7,000 in drug proceeds and narcotics trafficking paraphilia.   All narcotics were sent to a forensic laboratory for testing and confirmed as to weight and substance.

The investigation identified Tijuana Johnson as the mailer of several packages from Tempe, Arizona, to Johnson’s home address, each carrying meth, fentanyl or a combination of both.  On December 17, 2022, Tijuana Johnson mailed a package containing controlled substances to Robert Johnson’s Omaha address.  A January 23, 2023, search warrant was executed on a package addressed to Whitney Washington that contained approximately 3,900 grams of meth and 1,166 grams of fentanyl “M 30” blue pills. The meth tested at 93% pure and 1,079 grams fentanyl 4-ANPP. Codefendant Robert Johnson’s fingerprints were found on the exterior of the box. Video surveillance showed that Tijuana Johnson mailed the package and her license plate information was confirmed.  Phone records and CashApp transactions revealed numerous contacts between Tijuana and Robert from 2022 through April 2023.

Codefendant Robert Johnson pled guilty to possessing with the intent to distribute meth and use or possession of a firearm with drug trafficking.  He will be sentenced March 19, 2025.

Codefendant Whitney Washington pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and will be sentenced February 19, 2025.

This case was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service