Mexican trafficker convicted following two-ton marijuana seizure
10 min readA 20-year-old Mexican citizen faces up to life in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to transport over four thousand pounds of marijuana
Read full article at: https://www.justice.gov January 13, 2022
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