U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. sentenced Juan Valdez, 51, of Milton, Massachusetts, to 20 years in prison for conspiring with his brothers, Claudio, 46, and Hector Valdez, 45, to arrange the shipment of multiple kilograms of heroin and cocaine to drug stash houses in Cranston and Woonsocket, according to a news release from U.S.
'boss Of Bosses' To Serve 20 Years In International Drug Trafficking Scheme
Katie Mulvaney, The Providence Journal
Fri, 12/14/2018 - 5:43pm
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Topics: Rhode Island Providence County Providence
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