Andrew Rumbo-Ochoa Sentenced to 92 Months for Multistate Pharmacy Theft Conspiracy
A 28-year-old Santa Clara man was sentenced to federal prison following pharmacy burglaries in Idaho and Montana.
4 reports on this incident · first at Aug 18, 2026, 3:55 a.m. ET
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Aug 18, 2026, 4:23 a.m. ET
Andrew Rumbo-Ochoa Sentenced to 92 Months for Multistate Pharmacy Theft Conspiracy
Andrew Rumbo-Ochoa, 28, of Santa Clara, has been sentenced to 92 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release on conspiracy charges involving the theft and distribution of controlled substances, according to localnews8.com. The exact date of the sentencing was not stated.
According to prosecutors, Rumbo-Ochoa and co-conspirators drove from California to Idaho and broke into a pharmacy in Grace, Idaho, on May 22, 2025. They stole Schedule II controlled substances including 345 hydrocodone pills, 200 hydromorphone pills, and 5,773 oxycodone pills with the intent to sell them illegally. Prosecutors also said that earlier, on March 10, 2025, the group broke into a pharmacy in Missoula, Montana, and stole another large stockpile of Schedule II pills.
The case was investigated by the FDA Office of Criminal Investigation, the DEA, the Caribou County Sheriff's Office, the Caribou County Prosecutor's Office, and the Missoula Police Department, localnews8.com reported.
Aug 18, 2026, 4:14 a.m. ET
Santa Clara Man Sentenced to 92 Months for Multistate Pharmacy Theft Ring
Andrew Rumbo-Ochoa, 28, of Santa Clara, has been sentenced to 92 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release, localnews8.com reported. Rumbo-Ochoa was sentenced on conspiracy charges involving the theft and distribution of controlled substances.
According to prosecutors, Rumbo-Ochoa and co-conspirators drove from California to Idaho, where they broke into a pharmacy in Grace, Idaho, on May 22, 2025. They stole Schedule II controlled substances intending to sell them illegally, including 345 hydrocodone pills, 200 hydromorphone pills, and 5,773 oxycodone pills. Prosecutors said the group also broke into a pharmacy in Missoula, Montana, on March 10, 2025, and stole another large stockpile of Schedule II pills.
As reported by localnews8.com, the case was investigated by the FDA Office of Criminal Investigation, the DEA, the Caribou County Sheriff's Office, the Caribou County Prosecutor's Office, and the Missoula Police Department.
Aug 18, 2026, 3:55 a.m. ETFirst report
Santa Clara Man Sentenced to 92 Months in Federal Pharmacy Theft Conspiracy
Andrew Rumbo-Ochoa, 28, of Santa Clara, California, was sentenced to 92 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release on conspiracy charges involving the theft and distribution of controlled substances, localnews8.com reported. The case remains open and developing.
According to localnews8.com, prosecutors said Rumbo-Ochoa and co-conspirators broke into a pharmacy in Missoula, Montana, on March 10, 2025, stealing a large stockpile of Schedule II pills. On May 22, 2025, the group drove from California to Idaho and broke into a pharmacy in Grace, Idaho, stealing Schedule II controlled substances including 345 hydrocodone pills, 200 hydromorphone pills, and 5,773 oxycodone pills with the intent to sell them illegally.
Investigating agencies included the FDA Office of Criminal Investigation, the DEA, the Caribou County Sheriff's Office, the Caribou County Prosecutor's Office, and the Missoula Police Department, localnews8.com reported.
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