Jorge Galindo-Vargas, a 44-year-old Mexican national residing in Mission, Texas, has been sentenced to 210 months in federal prison for trafficking cocaine. He pleaded guilty in June 2024 and will also serve five years of supervised release. Despite speaking out about his previous experience with drug trafficking, Chief U.S. District Judge Randy Crane emphasized the consequences of his actions, stating that he will have to pay a “chunk of his life” for being in the cocaine business again. Galindo-Vargas was caught with 12 kilograms of cocaine during a traffic stop in 2023 and will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility. This case was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation involving various law enforcement agencies. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas highlighted the seriousness of illegally entering the U.S. for drug trafficking and emphasized the consequences Galindo-Vargas now faces, including eventual deportation after serving his sentence. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys and involved a multi-agency approach to target high-level criminal organizations. This sentencing sends a strong message about the consequences of drug trafficking and the collaborative efforts to combat organized crime.
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