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Mexican man imprisoned for selling drugs out of barber shop

Special to the AdvanceA 45-year-old Mexican citizen illegally residing in Houston has been sentenced following his conviction of possession with intent to distribute nearly 50 kilograms of various narcotics, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.Merbin Leodan Inestroza-Perez pleaded guilty Oct. 6.U.S. District Judge David Hittner has ordered Inestroza-Perez to serve 235 months in federal prison. Not a U.S. citizen, he is expected to face removal proceedings following his imprisonment. The court emphasized that authorities seized 500 grams of fentanyl from Inestroza-Perez and its potential deadly effects.The investigation revealed Inestroza-Perez was distributing meth out of a local barber shop in Houston.On ...

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