Tuesday, 25 January 2011

HOUSTON BUSINESS OWNER SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING - TheCypressTimes

HOUSTON BUSINESS OWNER SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING - TheCypressTimes: "A Guatemalan man was sentenced on Tuesday to 30 years in federal prison without parole for trafficking heroin into the United States from Mexico, announced U.S. Attorney Jose Angel Moreno, Southern District of Texas. The investigation was conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
U.S. District Judge Hilda Tagle sentenced Linares-Soberanis to 360 months in federal prison for conspiracy to import 17.8 kilograms (39 pounds) of heroin into the United States from Mexico and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute the heroin. Prior to trial, Linares-Sobernais also pleaded guilty to a third count alleged in the indictment: an alien in possessing a firearm. Judge Tagle ordered that each of the first two counts and 120 months on the third count will run concurrently in addition to a five-year-term of supervised released followed by his sentence. He will was also ordered to pay a $25,000 fine."

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