The Brief
- A Sinaloa Cartel operative was sentenced to 15 years in prison for running a major drug pipeline through Georgia.
- Jose Favela admitted to storing 800 kilograms of narcotics at ranches in Monroe and Grayson at one point.
- Federal agents recorded the group pausing drug sales to prepare for a visit from the son of ‘El Chapo.’
MONROE, Ga. – A Mexican national who prosecutors say was a key member of the Sinaloa Cartel has been sentenced to over 15 years in prison for running a drug trafficking pipeline out of North Georgia, according to federal prosecutors.
What we know:
Jose Guadalupe Favela, 68, was sentenced to 188 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for the distribution of methamphetamine.…