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Man sentenced to eight years for transporting nearly 97 kg of methamphetamine
A man was sentenced to eight years in prison in Mexico for transporting methamphetamine.
The truck was travelling from Jalisco to Mexicali, in Baja California, when authorities stopped it in Caborca, Sonora.
Police acted on an anonymous tip and found 78 packages containing nearly 97 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in a compartment inside one of the truck’s wheels.
The case was prosecuted as the transport of an illegal drug, and the sentence followed a court’s review of evidence presented by federal prosecutors.
The seizure was the main evidence supporting the conviction.
The information provided does not say whether the man plans to appeal or what happens next.
A man identified as Gabriel “N” was sentenced to eight years in prison for transporting methamphetamine in a truck.
Authorities found 96 kilograms and 986 grams of the drug in 78 packages hidden inside a wheel.
Police stopped the truck at kilometer 120+300 of the Caborca-Sonoyta stretch of Mexico’s International Highway 2, in Sonora.
The truck was traveling from Jalisco to Mexicali, Baja California.
The investigation began after an anonymous tip reported a truck carrying drugs.
- Who
- Gabriel “N” was sentenced. The Federal Attorney General’s Office (FGR) presented evidence in the case.
- What
- He was sentenced to eight years in prison for transporting methamphetamine.
- When
- Not stated
- Where
- The truck was stopped on the Caborca-Sonoyta stretch of International Highway 2 in Caborca, Sonora.
- Why
- A court convicted him of transporting methamphetamine after authorities found the drug hidden in a truck wheel.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office was informed that a truck on International Highway 2 was carrying drugs.
Federal Ministerial Police located the truck at kilometer 120+300 on the Caborca-Sonoyta stretch and stopped it.
Officers found 78 packages containing 96 kilograms and 986 grams of methamphetamine hidden in a wheel.
A court sentenced Gabriel “N” to eight years in prison.
- Prison sentence
- Eight years
- Methamphetamine seized
- 96 kilograms and 986 grams
- Packages
- 78
- Stop location
- Kilometer 120+300, Caborca-Sonoyta stretch of International Highway 2, Sonora
- Truck route
- Jalisco to Mexicali, Baja California