Columbia, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated that Enrique Garcia Burgos, age 45, of Myrtle Beach, was sentenced in federal court to 85 months imprisonment followed by a three-year term of supervised release. On July 25, 2017, Burgos entered a guilty plea in federal court in Florence, South Carolina, to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of heroin and cocaine in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 846. United States District Judge R. Bryan Harwell of Florence imposed the sentence.
This case was part of an extensive investigation conducted by a team of law enforcement agencies into the sale of heroin and other illegal drugs in the Horry County, South Carolina, area. During the investigation, Burgos, and a co-defendant, Asuncion Arguello, were identified as possible heroin distributors in the Myrtle Beach area. Evidence presented at the change of plea hearing and sentencing hearing established that agents made a controlled purchase of heroin from Arguello in January 2016. Several months later, based on additional information learned during the investigation, agents stopped a vehicle occupied by Burgos and Arguello on Interstate 20 in Florence County. Agents searched the vehicle and located a loaded firearm, over 1 kilogram of heroin, and nearly 500 grams of cocaine.
The case was investigated by agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Fifteenth Circuit Drug Enforcement Unit, and the Florence County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney Christopher D. Taylor of the Florence office prosecuted the case. ##
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
