Thread: N.D.: Mexican man sentenced for possessing marijuana, re-ent

Published July 26 2010
Mexican man sentenced for possessing marijuana, re-entering country illegally

Acting U.S. Attorney Lynn Jordheim announced that Luis Alberto Gomez-Hernandez, 29, of Mexico, was sentenced Monday before U.S. District Court Judge Daniel L. Hovland on charges of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and re-entry of deported alien.


U.S. Attorney Lynn Jordheim announced that Luis Alberto Gomez-Hernandez, 29, of Mexico, was sentenced Monday before U.S. District Court Judge Daniel L. Hovland on charges of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and re-entry of deported alien.

Gomez-Hernandez pleaded guilty to the charges on May 7, 2010.

Hovland sentenced Gomez-Hernandez to serve one year and one day in federal prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release. Gomez-Hernandez was ordered to pay a $200 special assessment to the Crime Victim’s Fund.

On March 3, Gomez-Hernandez was driving a motor vehicle eastbound on Interstate 94 in Billings County, North Dakota. Gomez-Hernandez was stopped by the North Dakota Highway Patrol for a traffic violation. Within the vehicle Gomez-Hernandez was driving, a law enforcement officer discovered 41 pounds of marijuana, which Gomez-Hernandez had obtained in Washington. Gomez-Hernandez was to be paid $3,500 to transport the marijuana to Minnesota. Law enforcement officers also discovered Gomez-Hernandez was illegally present in the United States, and he had previously been deported from the United States around Jan. 16, 2009.

The case was investigated by the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation and North Dakota Highway Patrol. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Hagler prosecuted the case.

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a law enforcement officer discovered 41 pounds of marijuana

A year and a day for 41 pounds? You've got to be kidding me! If this was anyone other than an illegal they would be UNDER the jail. Just try to convince me they don't get special treatment!