April 17, 2012

SandBoxBlogs: 9 News "Cartels in Colorado: Kingpins sentenced to prison "

Will Ripley:
"GOLDEN - Two high level drug cartel kingpins in Colorado have been sentenced to prison, the First Judicial District Attorney's office announced Monday.

They were among 19 people arrested last year by the West Metro Drug Task Force and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Jose Jimenez-Chacon and Conrado Arellano-Casas were each sentenced to 20 years in prison.

An investigation spanning nearly one year discovered their drug trafficking ring was using tour buses from Mexico to smuggle 45,000 pounds of marijuana into the Denver area each year.

The value of the drugs was estimated at $36 million....."  (Read more?  Click title)

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