LAS VEGAS WOMAN SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS AND 8 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR ROLE IN DRUG MAILING RING INVOLVING 83 POUNDS OF METHAMPHETAMINE

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A woman who participated in a large-scale operation involving the mailing of methamphetamine from California and Las Vegas to central Ohio was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 188 months in prison. The government seized approximately 83 pounds of methamphetamine in this case.

Tiauna Castro, 36, of Las Vegas, mailed drug packages from Las Vegas to Columbus. While this case was pending, Castro also committed more than half a million dollars in tax fraud.

According to court documents, in April 2022, Castro and seven co-defendants were indicted for the drug conspiracy. The c...