Wednesday, 1. September 2004

Man who smuggled pot with squid shipment sentenced


A man who drove a trailer-truck loaded with more than 6,700 pounds of marijuana mixed with 30,000 pounds of frozen squid across the Otay Mesa border was sentenced today to 121 months in federal custody.

A jury on May 28 convicted Roberto Armenta-Orozco, 37, of conspiracy to distribute marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and importation of marijuana.

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