Crime & Public Safety

Transferred Mexican Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in US Prison

He was a key figure in a Mexico-based drug cartel, coordinating and transporting massive quantities of illegal drugs into America for years, the DOJ said.
Transferred Mexican Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in US Prison
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria, Va., on Sept. 9, 2024. Stephanie Scarbrough/AP Photo
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A member of a Mexican cartel was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a plan to smuggle more than 4,100 pounds of cocaine into the United States, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday.

The man, Jose Francisco Mendoza-Gomez, was convicted in the Eastern District of Virginia. He was part of a transfer of criminals from Mexico to the United States last fall along with 25 other fugitives, including more cartel members and leaders, human smugglers, and a suspect in a Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy’s 2008 murder.

Troy Myers
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Troy Myers is a regional reporter based in St. Augustine, Florida. His background includes breaking, criminal justice, and investigative writing for local news, producing on a national morning newscast in Washington, D.C., and working with an award-winning, weekly investigative news program. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his dog at the beach.