STATESBORO, Ga. – Two men who were convicted of supplying kilograms of cocaine into Georgia and Florida for a major drug trafficking conspiracy have been sentenced to federal prison, according to the US Department of Justice in the Southern District of Georgia.
Pedro Castro-Vasquez, aka “Chipo,” 53, of Puerto Rico, and Sonic Torres-Garcia, 27, of Kissimmee, Florida, were each sentenced after pleading guilty to multiple drug charges. U.S. District Court Judge J. Randal Hall sentenced Castro-Vasquez to 15 years in prison and a fine of $1,500, followed by three years of supervised release, and sentenced Torres-Garcia to 15 years in prison, consecutive to other pending state and federal cases, and a fine of $2,500, followed by three years of supervised release.
“The conspiracy identified in this multi-year investigation was responsible for importing and distributing large quantities of drugs in the Southern District,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Tara Lyons. “Multiple law enforcement agencies persisted through this lengthy investigation in identifying the key players in this drug trafficking operation, holding them accountable for spreading misery in the Southern District.”…