United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Adrian Barron-Valdez, was sentenced on June 10, 2013, to 151 months in prison by United States District Judge John M. Gerrard. Barron-Valdez had previously pled guilty for his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute multiple ounces of “ice" methamphetamine in the Norfolk, Nebraska, area from March 1, 2011, and continuing to Oct. 24, 2012. Barron-Valdez will be deported after serving his sentence as he was in the country illegally at the time of the offense.
This case was the result of a joint investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Nebraska State Patrol, and Homeland Security Investigations.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys