Thread: Four Sentenced In Drug Conspiracy

May 30, 2008

Four sentenced in drug conspiracy

Kris Wernowsky
kwernowsky@pnj.com

The remaining defendants in a cocaine and methamphetamine conspiracy case surrounding a once-popular Gulf Breeze Mexican restaurant were sentenced to various prison terms.

The sentences handed down for the four co-defendants came less than a month after the organization's ringleader, Rogelio Galvan-Chavez, 35, was sentenced to life in prison on drug conspiracy, harboring illegal aliens and weapons charges.

Those sentenced Wednesday included:

- Jesus Rodriguez-Orosco, 34, believed to be the front-man for the organization was sentenced to 200 months in prison for the drug trafficking conspiracy, possession of a firearm as an illegal alien and illegal re-entry into the country after deportation.

- Cesar Madonado-Bazquez, 29, was sentenced to 136 months' imprisonment for the drug trafficking conspiracy, possessing a firearm as an illegal alien, and illegal re-entry into the country after deportation.

- Alejandro Hatem-Hernandez, 28, was sentenced to 120 months' imprisonment for the drug trafficking conspiracy, trafficking in fraudulent identification documents, possession of a firearm by an illegal alien and illegal re-entry into the country after deportation.

- Antioco Cabrera-Esquivel, 34, was sentenced to 96 months' imprisonment for the drug trafficking conspiracy, possessing fraudulent identification documents, possession of a firearm as an illegal alien and illegal re-entry into country after deportation.

Each of the four men sentenced Wednesday is a Mexican national and will be deported upon release from federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.

Federal prosecutors said Galvan-Chavez, who owned Cancun's Mexican Grill on Shoreline Drive, used illegal immigrants to distribute large amounts of cocaine he obtained in larger cities throughout the Pensacola Bay Area. Galvan-Chavez is a U.S. citizen.

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Seems the foothold is clear and Mexico is now here......