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You are subscribed to USAO - Alabama, Southern news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Court Sentences Drug Smugglers Caught On The High Seas With Over 1,800 Kilograms Of Cocaine 01/26/2026 07:00 AM EST On January 16, 2026, United States District Court Judge Terry F. Moorer sentenced three co-defendants for smuggling approximately 1,828 kilograms of cocaine in the Pacific Ocean following their prior guilty pleas on the charges.  Judge Moorer sentenced Wilson Robert Mero-Castro to 108 months' imprisonment, Ruben Wilson Mero-Vera to 108 months' imprisonment, and Gabriel Cruz-Joya to 120 months' imprisonment for their roles in the drug smuggling. Denny Andres Mero Anchundia was previously sentenced to 235 months' imprisonment. Co-defendant David Alonzo Uribe-Mendoza remains to be sentenced. Three Defendants Convicted at Trial Involving Multimillion-Dollar Cocaine and Fentanyl-Trafficking Organization That Used Children as Couriers 01/23/2026 07:00 AM EST MOBILE, AL – A federal jury convicted three defendants for their roles in a multimillion-dollar drug-trafficking organization ("DTO") that distributed bulk cocaine and fentanyl and used children as couriers. Illegal Immigrant Sentenced to Time Served in Prison 01/23/2026 07:00 AM EST MOBILE, AL – A Mexican national was sentenced today to time served in prison for illegally reentering the United States after previously having been deported.

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