Drug Cases Bring Prison Terms Up to Life

Recent drug-related cases resulted in lengthy prison sentences across Georgia, Alabama, and New Jersey, as well as a sentence for smuggling contraband into a U.K. prison. In the Athens, Georgia, area, two defendants convicted in federal cases involving cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine received sentences of 30 years and life; in Putnam County, Mario Muñoz was sentenced to 30 years, including 25 years in prison, after authorities linked him to more than 100 pounds of methamphetamine shipped from Mexico. In Alabama, a Huntsville man received 30 years for cocaine trafficking, while a New Jersey defendant was sentenced to 21 years and 10 months for a drug and firearms conviction. In England, a man who admitted throwing a package of drugs, phones, and other prohibited items into HMP Chelmsford received a 12-month sentence.