SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Two men have been sentenced in federal court for transporting eight kilograms of meth from Dallas to the Joplin area.
Juan Alvarado-Alvarado, 45, a Mexican national, received 192 months in prison and five years of supervised release. He has two prior felony convictions for illegal reentry into the U.S. after removal.
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Jesus Sanchez, 34, of Joplin, was sentenced to 132 months and five years of supervised release.
The two were stopped by Newton County deputies on May 25, 2022, and found with the meth. Sanchez later admitted they traveled to Dallas to buy it…