HOMELAND SECURITY TASK FORCE INVESTIGATION LEADS TO LENGTHY PRISON SENTENCES FOR TWO MEXICAN NATIONALS CONVICTED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson announced that a Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) investigation has resulted in lengthy prison sentences for two Mexican nationals for trafficking illicit drugs into Charlotte and elsewhere. During the investigation, law enforcement determined that the defendants were members of a drug trafficking organization with ties to theSinaloa Cartel.

Leonardo Sandoval-Ocampo, 26, of Mexico, who is illegally present in the United States, was sentenced to 150 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to dis...