JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation Jacksonville Field Office issued the following press release:

Jacksonville, Florida -Jose Ruben Curet Villa (41,Hialeah) has pleaded guilty topossessing with the intent to distribute 100 kilograms or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of marijuana and one count of possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.Curet Villa faces a minimum penalty of40 years, up to life, in federal prison. The date for his sentencing hearing has not yet been set. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.

According to the plea agreement, in April 2024,Curet Villa made an illegal arrangement with his co-conspir...