KOLD News 13 live, local and late breaking-Mexican national gets 10 years for meth operation

Mexican national gets 10 years for meth operation

Associated Press - November 6, 2009 12:54 PM ET

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) - A Mexican national has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for running a multistate methamphetamine operation out of southwest Colorado.

Sergio Molinares Macias was sentenced Thursday by District Judge Jeffrey Wilson in Durango.

Prosecutors said Molinares' La Plata County operation distributed methamphetamine in Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Oregon, New Mexico and Idaho. Undercover police working with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration bought a half-pound of methamphetamine from the ring before arresting the 23-year-old Molinares.

Molinares had pleaded guilty Sept. 24 to felony distribution of methamphetamine.

Information from: Durango Herald, http://www.durangoherald.com

Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Powered by WorldNow
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2009 WorldNow and KOLD, a Raycom Media station. All Rights Reserved.
For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.