WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA- Manuel Alejandro Palomino Amador, 33, of San Diego, California, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The plea was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.

U.S. Attorney Heekin said: "Thanks to the outstanding investigative work of a multi-state coalition of our state and federal law enforcement partners, this significant drug trafficking network has been dismantled, and this successful prosecution ensures this defendant will face full accountability ...