A Mexican man was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for illegal bringing heroin, methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocain into the U.S.
Angel Daniel Miranda-Contreras, 29, of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, was sentenced last week by U.S. District Judge Rosemary Márquez to 41 months in prison. Miranda-Contreras pleaded guilty on April 10, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office
Miranda-Contreras crossed the border from Mexico into the U.S. in a 2015 Volkswagon Crossfox at the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales on Aug. 5, 2022. Concealed in hidden compartments inside the vehicle were 47 kilograms of fentanyl, 5 kilograms of methamphetamine, 2 kilograms of cocaine, and 870 grams of heroin, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
At the time, Miranda-Contreras claimed he was unaware he was smuggling illegal narcotics into the United States, but that he had only agreed to smuggle money from the United States to Mexico.
Homeland Security Investigations conducted the investigation in this case. Assistant United States Attorney Kelly Cavanaugh, District of Arizona, Tucson, handled the prosecution.