Laredo Resident Ordered to Prison for 11 Years in Fentanyl Distribution Case
· Texas Border Business
Jorge Humberto Medrano Jr., a 24-year-old resident of Laredo, has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Medrano pleaded guilty to charges related to trafficking fentanyl laced with xylazine, a dangerous veterinary tranquilizer. U.S. District Judge John A. Kazen emphasized the severe risks associated with this combination, which increases the lethality of fentanyl. Medrano was linked to the Cártel del Noreste and had sold fentanyl to undercover agents over 20 times. His activities also included smuggling nearly 2,000 illegal aliens. He remains in custody pending transfer to a federal prison.
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