CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A South Carolina man has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison for distributing kilogram quantities of methamphetamine supplied by a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization with ties to the Sinaloa cartel, federal prosecutors announced.
Nicolas Yarcil Uribe-Tamayo, 26, of Easley, was ordered to serve 151 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina.
Uribe-Tamayo pleaded guilty Nov. 7, 2024, to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine…