A Mexican citizen who was living in Kent was sentenced to prison Monday for his role in a drug ring, according to a news release from the U.S Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington.
Martin Alonzo Peinado Torres, 33, will spend 22 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.
Peinado Torres said he was forced to be a drug ring courier after being lured by a Facebook post promising a construction job. He told authorities once he filled out the forms, he was told the job was to transport drugs. However, he couldn’t back out as the ring had his information and threatened to kill his family members…