MS-13 and Mexican Mafia leader sentenced to 17 years for massive trafficking of meth, cocaine across border
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MS-13 leader Nelson Alexander Flores, aka 'Mula,' was sentenced to 210 months for moving more than 100 pounds of meth and cocaine per month.
Flores, who also goes by the aliases "Mula," "El 40," "Cuarenta," "Juan," and "Juanita," was sentenced to 210 months in connection with the international drug conspiracy. The U.S. Attorney's Office of the Southern District of California, in announcing the sentence, said the maximum penalty for the Title 21 drug statute is life in prison and a $10 million fine. Danielle Wallace is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics, crime, police and more. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on Twitter: @danimwallace.
"He imported these drugs into San Diego from Mexico, before they were sent to poison other communities throughout the United States," Acting U.S. Attorney Andrew R. Haden said in a statement. "We were proud to partner with Joint Task Force Vulcan in this prosecution to fight back on behalf of the Southern District of California and our nation."
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