United States Attorney Leura G. Canary Middle District of Alabama

MEXICAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO PRISON ON DRUG CONSPIRACY CHARGES

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On October 18, 2007, Carlos Badillo, a Mexican national illegally residing in the United States was sentenced to 180 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons after being convicted on drug conspiracy and related gun charges in the Middle District of Alabama, U.S. Attorney Leura Canary announced today.

The investigation of this case began on June 16, 2006, when agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration received information from a confidential source that Badillo, a 25- year-old Mexican national living in Elmore, Alabama, was en route to deliver over 500 grams of powder cocaine and over 200 grams of methamphetamine to an unknown person in Atlanta, Georgia. Agents stopped the car and discovered the illegal drugs. Badillo was arrested and, in a further search of his automobile, a Glock 9 mm pistol was located under the front seat.

A Federal Grand Jury sitting in the Middle District of Alabama indicted Badillo on one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute the cocaine and methamphetamine; one count of possession with intent to distribute the cocaine and methamphetamine; and, one count of possession of a firearm during and in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

Badillo was sentenced by United States District Judge Mark E. Fuller to 120 months on counts one and two and an additional 60 months on count three. Badillo must also pay an assessment fee of $300 dollars, and serve a term of 5 years on supervised release. Due to his illegal alien status, Badillo will be deported from the United States at the completion of his prison sentence.

This case was investigated by the Chilton County Sheriff’s Office, the Alabama Department of Forensic Science, the Eclectic Police Department, the Tallassee Police Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Susan Redmond.