SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 15, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) — A Mexican national in the United States illegally has been sentenced to 58 months’ imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to immigration and drug trafficking crimes.
The man sentenced is Armando Reyes-Ascension, 43, says a news release issued by the Department of Justice, District of Utah.
“In less than three months, Reyes-Ascension, who was previously removed from the United States on three different occasions and criminally convicted of felony illegal reentry, was again found back in the United States and in possession of more than 9,000 fentanyl pills, a loaded firearm, several dangerous weapons, and more than $80,000 in cash…