Mexican National Gets 20 Years for International Cocaine Conspiracy
· Texas Border Business
Leonel Mata Luna, a 51-year-old man from Houston, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his involvement in a cocaine distribution operation that lasted nearly a decade. He pleaded guilty on September 6, 2023, admitting to being a leader in a drug trafficking organization that moved over 100 kilograms of cocaine from Monterrey, Mexico, to the U.S. border. Luna was arrested in September 2022 after being a fugitive for seven years. The operation led to the seizure of 176 kilograms of cocaine and $3.5 million in drug proceeds. He will remain in custody until transferred to a federal prison.
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