While workers were unloading boxes of limes, a pallet broke and spilled pink and blue fentanyl pills stamped 'M30' onto the floor.
A Mexican national pleaded guilty in one of the largest fentanyl cases ever prosecuted in the Southern District of Texas, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Juan Jesus Orozco-Vargas , 38, attempted to help smuggle over 1 million fentanyl pills, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
Trial starts for New Braunfels man accused in murder-for-hire plot to kill sheriff's deputy On April 5, Orozco-Vargas was supervising the transfer of 24 pallets of limes that had been brought into the U.S. from Mexico on a tractor-trailer at the Pharr Port of Entry. He was waiting at a warehouse in McAllen when the tractor-trailer arrived, according to the U.S.
Here's the latest Blue Bell Ice Cream flavor returning to store shelves When law enforcement arrived, Orozco-Vargas tried to flee but was captured. He admitted he was being paid to ensure the fentanyl-filled pallets were not damaged. He was going to move the pallets so they could be transported out of the warehouse later. Federal prosecutors announced his conviction Orozco-Vargas, and his sentencing is set for Feb. 4. He faces up to life in federal prison and a maximum $10 million fine.
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