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The U.S. Attorney’s office in west Michigan has announced sentences in a drug case that spanned several counties, including Berrien and Van Buren. U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge says 40-year-old Jesus Cortez of Lansing has been sentenced to more than eleven years in prison for his role in a nine-person drug trafficking conspiracy. Authorities say the operation involved current and former inmates of the Michigan Department of Corrections obtaining meth and heroin from Mexico and distributing the drugs in west Michigan and elsewhere. The conspiracy also included smuggling drugs into prisons. Eight of nine defendants are doing time following guilty pleas, while the ninth died before sentencing. Among those convicted is Umberto Gavier Cruz of Covert, who is serving 66 months, and 32-year-old Sarah Joy McBride of Allegan, who has been sentenced to 32 months.
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Nine people convicted in large West Michigan drug trafficking conspiracy
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â A Lansing man was sentenced to more than 11 years behind bars for his role in a nine-person drug trafficking conspiracy.
Lansing resident Jesus Cortez, 40, was sentenced to 137 months imprisonment, U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced Monday.
The conspiracy involved delivering drugs from Mexico to 11 counties in Michigan including Alger, Luce, Allegan, Berrien, Branch, Grand Traverse, Ingham, Kent, Muskegon, Ottawa and Van Buren.
The drug trafficking conspiracy also included distributing Suboxone and methamphetamine inside correctional facilities, according to the Department of Justice.
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Hundreds of thousands in the state remained without power on Thursday, trying their best to stay warm and dry as bursted pipes flood homes. Millions who got their lights back on were also dealing with water and other issues.
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