Lincoln Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Distribution of Methamphetamine and Gun Charges

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Jimmy P. Nguyen, age 30, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced on August 13, 2024, in federal court in Lincoln for one count of distributing 5 grams or more of methamphetamine and one count of possessing a firearm during/in furtherance of drug trafficking. Senior United States District Judge Joseph F. Bataillon sentenced Nguyen to a total of 120 months’ imprisonment for both counts. There is no parole in the federal system. After Nguyen’s release from prison, he will begin a 5-year term of supervised release.

On December 16, 2021, Nguyen agreed to sell two semi-automatic handguns to a Confidential Informant (CI) in Lincoln.  Nguyen then informed the CI that he had two ounces of meth that he could sell to the CI as well.  Ultimately, Nguyen and the CI agreed that Nguyen would sell the two handguns and one ounce of meth.  They agreed to meet at a parking lot of a grocery store in Lincoln.  The purchase of the firearms and meth occurred in the CI’s vehicle.  After the controlled buy, the firearms and baggie of crystalline substance were turned over to law enforcement.  The firearms were a SCCY CPX-2 9mm handgun and a FN FNS-9 Compact 9mm handgun, which had a defaced serial number.  The crystalline substance was lab tested and confirmed to be at least 25 grams meth actual.

This case was investigated by the Greater Omaha Safe Streets Task Force (GOSSTF).  GOSSTF is a task force with law enforcement personnel from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Omaha Police Department, Lincoln Police Department, Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office, and the Nebraska State Patrol.