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October 2, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OCDETF: NEW YORK DRUG DISTRIBUTOR SENTENCED TO OVER 23 YEARS
IN MULTI-STATE DRUG TRAFFICKING SCHEME
GREENBELT, Maryland - Luis Mangual, Sr., age 67 of New Rochelle, New York was sentenced today to 262 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 150 kilograms of cocaine and more than 20 kilograms of heroin, announced United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein. Mangual, Sr. is one of 27 defendants convicted in this multistate drug trafficking scheme.
According to the statement of facts presented at his March 15, 2006 guilty plea, from 2002 through June 2, 2004, Luis Mangual, Sr. conspired with his son, Luis Mangual, and others to distribute and possess with intent to distribute over 150 kilograms of cocaine and over 20 kilograms of heroin. From April 2004 through June 2004, Mangual, Sr. was overheard discussing shipments of cocaine received from his sources of supply and shipped from New York to his son for distribution in the Maryland and Washington, DC area.
On June 1, 2004, a search warrant executed at Mangual’s residence on Lacombe Avenue, Bronx, New York revealed over $100,000, a money-counting machine, a scale and a ledger detailing over 150 kilograms of cocaine and at least 20 kilograms of heroin received and distributed by Mangual, Sr. starting from at least January of 2003. On April 21, 2005, Mangual, Sr. was arrested at a residence on Olinville Ave, Bronx, New York and a consent search at that location revealed seven cellular telephones reflecting continued drug trafficking activities, over $10,000 in cash, cocaine, and a false Michigan driver’s license in an alias.
Luis Mangual, age 46, of Washington, D.C., the son of Mangual Sr., pleaded guilty to the same conspiracy charge and 27 related charges and is scheduled to be sentenced on October 16, 2006. He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years in prison and a maximum penalty of life in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release.
United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein praised the investigative work performed by the agencies in this Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force case, including the Prince George’s and Montgomery County Police Departments; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation; the Washington-Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area task force; Bureau of Customs and Border Protection; Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Howard County Police Departments; and the Maryland State Police. Mr. Rosenstein also thanked Assistant U.S. Attorneys Deborah A. Johnston and Bonnie S. Greenberg, who are prosecuting the case.
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