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.…