SHERMAN, Texas — A man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine from Mexico into Texas, according to the U.S. Department of Justice Eastern District of Texas.
In a press release, officials say 37-year-old Mauricio Diaz-Abraham, who is originally from Mexico, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine and was sentenced on May 12.
Officials say Diaz-Abraham was illegally living in Arlington and was part of an operation responsible for trafficking a large amount of methamphetamine from Mexico into the United States. Diaz-Abraham admitted to distributing at least 4.5 kilograms of methamphetamine…