Smuggler convicted for importing fentanyl labeled as ‘tomato shipment’
US Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani has stated that a Mexican citizen has been ordered to federal prison for conspiracy to import 13 kilograms of fentanyl. Angel Amed Gomez-Garcia pleaded guilty Nov. 9, 2022. US District Judge Micaela Alvarez ordered him to serve a total of 108 months in federal prison. As he is not a US citizen, Gomez-Garcia is expected to face removal proceedings following the
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