OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – A total of 18 defendants have now been sentenced in the culmination of a four-year-long investigation into a drug-trafficking organization (DTO) that specialized in transporting liquid methamphetamine by semi-truck from Mexico, through Texas, to Oklahoma City and elsewhere.
The US Attorney’s office issued a release detailing the cases against the 18 defendants sentenced.±±±±
According to law enforcement, this Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) moved more than 35,000 pounds of methamphetamine into the U.S. from Mexico at an estimated street value of $64,000,000. In all, the 18 defendants, including eight Mexican nationals, have been sentenced to serve more than 278 years in federal prison collectively. Robert J. Troester, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, made the announcement…