Mom pleads guilty to smuggling cocaine
Daughters to be tried next month
September 17, 2008 - 8:43PM
By Diana Eva Maldonado, The Brownsville Herald
A Mexican national living in Brownsville pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute nearly 20 pounds of cocaine.

Maria Venegas Vda. De Trevino, 60, and her three daughters were arrested June 18 when she attempted to smuggle $1 million worth of cocaine through the B&M International Bridge.

U.S. Attorney Don DeGabrielle said Trevino-Venegas, a resident immigrant from Mexico, admitted to hiding drugs on her body.

During a secondary inspection agents said the woman and her daughters tried to run back across the bridge into Mexico, but were arrested before they reached the mid-point.

Aside from the nearly 20 pounds of cocaine Trevino-Venegas had strapped to her body, agents said they discovered another 17 pounds of narcotics in the 2006 Mercedes ML350 being driven by one of the sisters.

Laura Trevino, 31, Adriana Trevino, 23, and Evelia Trevino, 27, are all accused of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine. Evelia and Adriana Trevino are also charged with possessing with intent to distribute cocaine.

The three sisters will go on trial next month. Their mother is in the custody of the U.S. Marshals and will be sentenced Jan. 12, 2009. She faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years to life in prison as well as a $4 million fine.


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