CORPUS CHRISTI – A 25-year-old Pharr resident has been ordered to federal prison following her conviction of conspiring to distribute nearly six kilograms of meth, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
Sadie Elaine Canales pleaded guilty Feb. 21, 2018.
Today, U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack handed Canales a 140-month sentence to be immediately followed by five years of supervised release. At the hearing today, the court determined she was a supervisor or manager in an extensive narcotics smuggling organization after hearing additional evidence about her role in the conspiracy.
Canales arranged for the transportation of narcotics through the U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint ...