The Brief
- A Mexican national living in Garland was sentenced to 12.5 years in federal prison for drug trafficking charges in North Texas.
- The 28-year-old pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and was accused of moving about 37 kilograms of the drug.
- The case was part of the federal government’s Operation Take Back America crackdown on illegal immigration and drug cartels.
GARLAND, Texas – A Mexican national who had been living in Garland was sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking in North Texas.
What we know:
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas, 28-year-old Salud Alejandro Ruiz Mendoza pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. …