Two members of a drug trafficking ring with ties to Mexico were sentenced in U.S. District Court in Seattle Sept. 22, Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller announced in a news release.
One of those men, Jose Rodolfo Aguilar Cortes, 23, of Federal Way, was sentenced to five years in prison following an indictment for a seizure of 14 kilos of cocaine that occurred on March 24, 2024, in Lewis County.
The other, Alex Ortiz, 21, of Auburn, was sentenced to 20 months in prison for his role as a stash house operator for the drug ring…