TUCSON - A Mexico man who was found with seven kilograms of methamphetamine and 17 kilograms of cocaine in his car at an Interstate 19 checkpoint was sentenced last week to 10 years in federal prison.
Isaias Carrasco-Vega, 44, of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, was sentenced on November 10 following a guilty plea to possession with the intent to distribute approximately seven kilograms of methamphetamine, according to a news release from the Office of the U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona.
On March 18, Border Patrol agents at an I-19 checkpoint apprehended Carrasco-Vega after finding the narcotics hidden in a secret compartment of the SUV he was driving, the release states. The investigation determined that he was intending to deliver the drugs to a trafficking organization based out of Tucson.
"Drug couriers that participate in drug dealing networks will be held accountable for their actions," said Acting U.S. Attorney Ann Birmingham Scheel. "I would like to commend the Border Patrol for their continued vigilance in combating these drug trafficking organizations who bring illicit drugs into our communities."
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