Dallas man sentenced to 40 years for distributing meth

The Brief

  • A Dallas man was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to distributing methamphetamine.
  • Federal prosecutors said Orlando Gerardo Mejia-Mendoza operated a lab in a local apartment to convert liquid meth shipments from Mexico into crystal form.
  • The conviction is part of a broader crackdown by federal agencies on transnational criminal organizations and drug trafficking in the U.S.

DALLAS A Dallas man will spend the next 40 years in a federal prison after pleading guilty to distributing methamphetamine.

What we know:

Federal prosecutors said Orlando Gerardo Mejia-Mendoza pleaded guilty in June to possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.

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