California Man Sentenced to 92 Months for Multistate Pharmacy Burglaries
Andrew Rumbo-Ochoa was sentenced to 92 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances.
3 reports on this incident · first at Aug 18, 2026, 1:10 p.m. ET
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Aug 18, 2026, 1:23 p.m. ET
California Man Sentenced to 92 Months for Multistate Pharmacy Burglaries
On August 17, 2026, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced that Andrew Rumbo-Ochoa, 28, of Santa Clara, California, was sentenced to 92 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. Senior U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Rumbo-Ochoa to serve 3 years of supervised release following his prison sentence. Rumbo-Ochoa had pleaded guilty to the charge on April 30, 2026.
According to court records from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Idaho, Rumbo-Ochoa conspired with others to travel from California to burglarize pharmacies and steal controlled substances to sell. On March 10, 2025, the group broke into a pharmacy in Missoula, Montana, stealing Schedule II controlled substances including 1,593 pills containing hydrocodone, 565 pills containing oxycodone, 80 pills containing hydromorphone, 194 pills containing methylphenidate, and 1,591 pills containing amphetamine.
Court records state that on May 22, 2025, Rumbo-Ochoa and his co-conspirators were seen on surveillance footage outside a pharmacy in Montpelier, Idaho. Later that day, they broke into a pharmacy in Grace, Idaho, and stole 345 pills containing hydrocodone, 200 pills containing hydromorphone, and 5,773 pills containing oxycodone. Assistant U.S. Attorney Darci Crane prosecuted the case.
Aug 18, 2026, 1:10 p.m. ETFirst report
California Man Sentenced to 92 Months for Multistate Pharmacy Burglaries
On August 17, 2026, official records from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Idaho announced that Andrew Rumbo-Ochoa, 28, of Santa Clara, California, was sentenced to 92 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release. Senior U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill issued the sentence after Rumbo-Ochoa pleaded guilty on April 30, 2026, to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. The case remains open and developing.
According to official records released by U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis, Rumbo-Ochoa conspired with others to burglarize pharmacies across state lines to steal and sell prescription drugs. On March 10, 2025, after traveling to Missoula, Montana, the group broke into a pharmacy and stole 1,593 pills containing hydrocodone, 565 pills containing oxycodone, 80 pills containing hydromorphone, 194 pills containing methylphenidate, and 1,591 pills containing amphetamine.
Official records further detail that on May 22, 2025, Rumbo-Ochoa and co-conspirators traveled from California to Idaho. Surveillance footage captured them outside a pharmacy in Montpelier, Idaho, before they broke into a pharmacy in Grace, Idaho, where they stole 345 pills containing hydrocodone, 200 pills containing hydromorphone, and 5,773 pills containing oxycodone. Assistant U.S. Attorney Darci Crane prosecuted the case following investigations by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the FDA Office of Criminal Investigation, the Caribou County Sheriff's Office, the Caribou County Prosecutor's Office, and the Missoula Police Department.
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