On October 11, the U.S Department of Justice sentenced Cesar Lopez Reyes, 21, and Angel Tovar, 22, from Santa Ana, California, to 60 and 120 months in prison respectievly. They were found guilty of drug trafficking across multiple states through the U.S. Mail and social media platforms, according to a press release by the Department of Justice.
The drug traffickers were found to have distributed drugs to various states, including but not limited to: Nevada, Oregon, North Carolina, and Kentucky.
The successful interception of a drug-containing parcel heading for Adams County, Illinois, led to the arrest and later conviction of Lopez Reyes and Tovar, as per the press release. The United States Postal Inspection Service and the Illinois State Police West Central Illinois Task Force worked closely together to solve the case, which saw illegal substances such as methamphetamine, cocaine, and counterfeit pills being trafficked across the country.
