Arizona man sentenced to 30 years for distributing over 10 tons of marijuana
October 21st, 2010 - 12:58 am ICT by BNO NewsTUCSON, ARIZONA (BNO NEWS) — An Arizona man on Wednesday was sentenced to 360 months in federal prison for drug trafficking related offenses, prosecutors said.
Miguel Eduardo Martinez, 37, of Tucson, Arizona, also known as “Indio,” was a member of a drug trafficking organization based in Tucson that from 2002 until 2008, distributed approximately 22,000 pounds of marijuana.
The Drug Enforcement Administration agents arrested key members of the organization and found an AK-47, AR-15 assault rifles and a hand grenade at his residence during a search warrant.
“Supplying ten tons of marijuana, maintaining a cache of weapons, and operating a conspiracy over a six year time span all add up to a deserved 30 year prison sentence,” said U.S. Attorney Dennis K. Burke. “This prosecution is an example of our office’s continuing commitment to dismantle these drug conspiracies.”
In 2005, Martinez was linked to an attempted murder of a relative when that relative committed a home invasion against one of Martinez’s drug customers. The relative was shot twice, once in the eye and once in the arm.
Considering his previous offenses, Chief Judge Roll sentenced Martinez to 30 years in a federal prison.
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