The Brief
- A Los Zetas cartel member was sentenced to 31 years in federal prison in Houston.
- Eleazar Medina-Rojas was convicted of conspiring to distribute large quantities of cocaine and marijuana.
- He was also ordered to pay $26.5 million in forfeiture.
HOUSTON – A member of a Mexican cartel has been sentenced in a Houston court to federal prison for his role in bringing drugs to the US.
Los Zetas member sentenced
Eleazar Medina-Rojas was sentenced Monday to 31 years in prison for drug trafficking-related offenses.
According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, Rojas conspired to manufacture and distribute large quantities of cocaine and marijuana.
He was also ordered to pay $26.5 million in forfeiture.…