Ms-13 Gang Member Gets 17 Years For Running Drug Ring From Prison

An MS-13 pack personnel was sentenced to 17 years successful situation for moving a fentanyl distribution ringing from prison, utilizing nan postal work and contraband cellphones. According to nan Justice Department, Mario Clifford Rivera pleaded blameworthy to supplier trafficking charges. He will commencement serving his caller condemnation erstwhile he completes different condemnation he’s presently serving for a abstracted felony. 

“Rivera’s 17-year national situation condemnation should service arsenic a informing to MS-13 and different violent gangs who activity to flood our communities pinch deadly poisons for illustration fentanyl: Whether you run connected nan streets aliases down situation walls, we will place your leaders and members, dismantle your networks, and clasp you accountable utilizing nan afloat unit of American law,” U.S. Attorney Hayden O’Byrne said successful a statement. 

How did Rivera tally nan ring?

The narcotics were smuggled into California from Mexico by carrying them complete nan separator wall. They were shipped from California to Florida via nan United States Postal Service. Rivera coordinated nan waste and distribution of nan narcotics from wrong authorities prison. He instructed his dealers connected really to waste nan narcotics and what value to complaint while ensuring he sewage his stock of nan profits. Rivera did each this utilizing situation phones and contraband cellphones.

How deadly is fentanyl? 

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From October 2024 to January 2025, USPS investigators seized 2,632 lbs of meth, 3,885 lbs of cocaine, 1,301 lbs of fentanyl (synthetic opioid), and 25 lbs of heroin.

According to prosecutors, Rivera distributed much than 3 kilograms (6.6 lbs) of fentanyl. According to nan Drug Enforcement Agency, conscionable 1 kilogram of fentanyl has nan imaginable to termination 500,000 people. 

As a personnel of nan MS-13 gang, Rivera is portion of a overseas violent statement nether national law. On Feb. 20, Secretary of State Marco Rubio designated MS-13, Tren de Aragua, nan Sinaloa Cartel and 5 different transnational criminal organizations arsenic foreign violent organizations. The nickname came pursuing an executive bid President Donald Trump signed connected his first time successful office.

Are narcotics shipped successful nan message frequently? 

Illegal narcotics are shipped via USPS each day. From October 2024 to January 2025, USPS investigators seized 2,632 lbs of meth, 3,885 lbs of cocaine, 1,301 lbs of fentanyl (synthetic opioid) and 25 lbs of heroin. In fiscal twelvemonth 2020, nan USPS seized 124,000 pounds of forbidden narcotics successful summation to $39 cardinal successful forbidden proceeds. 

Rivera started this distribution strategy while free connected bond. He is waiting to commencement a three-year condemnation for felon successful possession of a firearm, throwing a deadly rocket into an occupied conveyance and aggravated battle crimes.