Ex-Guatemalan congressman gets 18 years in U.S. prison in international drug trafficking conspiracy
- A former Guatemalan congressman, Jose Armando Ubico Aguilar, was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for drug trafficking after pleading guilty to conspiracy, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
- Ubico Aguilar pleaded guilty to facilitating shipments of cocaine into the U.S., resulting in at least 450 kilograms being distributed.
- Acting U.S. Attorney Abe McGlothin Jr. Stated that Ubico Aguilar brokered and facilitated shipments of cocaine into the U.S. During his involvement.
- The case involved multiple agencies, including the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the FBI, highlighting efforts against Transnational Criminal Organizations.
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Ex-Guatemalan congressman gets 18 years in U.S. prison in international drug trafficking conspiracy
The U.S. Department of Justice says a former Guatemalan congressman was sentenced in the U.S. to 18 years in federal prison last week after pleading guilty to being involved in
Former Guatemalan Congressman sentenced to 18 years in Texas for international drug conspiracy
A former Guatemalan congressman has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for his role in an international drug trafficking conspiracy, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Abe McGlothin, Jr. of the Eastern District of Texas.
Ex-Guatemalan congressman sentenced to 18 years in US prison in cocaine case
A Guatemalan man who served in that country’s Congress will now serve 18 years in U.S. federal prison for his role in an international drug trafficking conspiracy.Jose Armando Ubico Aguilar, 45, pleaded guilty to being involved in an international drug trafficking conspiracy and was sentenced Feb. 11 to 216 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Michael Truncale, according to a Feb. 18 news release from the U.S. Department of Justice se…
Former Guatemalan Congressman Sentenced in International Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
A former Guatemalan congressman was sentenced in the U.S. to 18 years in federal prison last week after pleading guilty to being involved in an international drug trafficking conspiracy, the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. Jose Armando Ubico Aguilar, 45, was sentenced Feb. 11 by U.S. District Judge Michael Truncale in Plano, a suburb of Dallas, federal prosecutors said in a news release. Acting U.S. Attorne…
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