Mexican trafficker gets 200 months for two-ton marijuana conspiracy
A 20-year-old Mexican citizen who ran a Brownsville stash house and admitted moving at least 1,886 kilos of marijuana in seven trafficking events was sentenced to 200 months in federal prison on 17 November 2022, with removal proceedings to follow.
Jorge Monjaraz-Perez, a 20-year-old Mexican citizen, pleaded guilty in
Brownsville on 13 January 2022 to conspiring with a drug trafficking
organisation to move more than 4,000 pounds of marijuana.[1][2]At the
hearing he admitted moving at least 1,886 kilos, running a marijuana stash
house in Brownsville and taking part in at least seven trafficking events;
investigators seized every load, each weighing between 91 and 528 kilos.[1]
The case was investigated by the FBI and the Drug Enforcement
Administration with help from the Border Patrol and the Texas Department of
Public Safety.[1]U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. sentenced
Monjaraz-Perez to 200 months in federal prison on 17 November 2022, noting
he had coordinated loads for the organisation and managed its operation.[2]
As a non-citizen, Monjaraz-Perez was expected to face removal proceedings
after his prison term.[2]
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Charged 5Sentenced 1Prison 18 years initial confinement and 10 years extended supervisionDeaths 1
