ATLANTA, May 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation Atlanta Field Office issued the following press release:
COLUMBUS, Ga. - A member of the Sinaloa Cartel was sentenced to prison today because of Operation Sweet Silence, a campaign targeting violent crime and drug trafficking tied to criminal organizations in the Columbus region.
Juan Carlos Torres-Arzapalo, 41, of Mexico and in the United States illegally, was sentenced to serve 135 months in prison on May 6, after he previously pleaded guilty to drug conspiracy on Oct. 27, 2025. Torres-Arzapalo is subject to deportation upon completion of his prison sentence. There is no parole in the federal system.
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