Oklahoma couple sentenced to 15 years in prison after 2011 New Mexico arrests

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An Oklahoma couple has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after narcotics trafficking and firearms convictions.

 
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Published: February 7, 2013   

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An Oklahoma couple has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after narcotics trafficking and firearms convictions.

Prosecutors say 52-year-old Rafael Goxcon-Chagal and 36-year-old Maria Vianey Medina-Copete were sentenced Wednesday.

Advertisement

Goxcon-Chagal will be on supervised release for five years after completing his prison sentence while Medina-Copete will be deported.

Authorities say Medina-Copete also was convicted of re-entering the country without authorization after having previously been deported from California to Mexico in October 2007.

A federal jury convicted the Tulsa couple last August.

They were arrested in June 2011 by a New Mexico State Police officer after a traffic stop on Interstate 40 in the Albuquerque area.

A search of their vehicle turned up more than a kilogram of methamphetamine and a pistol wrapped in a towel.




NewsOK has disabled the comments for this article.
See our commenting and posting policy.


Mortgage Rates Hit 2.50%
White House Program Cuts Up to $1k off Monthly Payments! (2.90% APR)
www.SeeRefinanceRates.com
New Rule in CALIFORNIA:
(APR 2013): If You Pay For Car Insurance You Must Read This Immediately
www.ConsumerFinanceDaily.com

News Photo Galleriesview all