Tucson Heroin Trafficker Sentenced Over 19 Years

            TUCSON, Ariz. – Yesterday, Victor Corral, Jr., 36, of Tucson, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Cindy K. Jorgenson to 235 months’ imprisonment.  Corral previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin (greater than 90 kilograms) and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.

            A joint state and federal task force investigation into a Mexican based drug trafficking organization led to the identification of co-conspirators working out of Tucson, Ariz. The Tucson cell of the organization was responsible for the importation and distribution of kilogram quantities of heroin throughout the western United States, including Denver, Colo. and Portland, Ore. Working from Tucson, Corral supervised and managed other co-conspirators in the importation and further distribution of that heroin. Additionally, Corral was responsible for receipt, transport, and smuggling of the bulk cash drug proceeds in excess of a million dollars back into Mexico. Much of the heroin imported and distributed by Corral and the drug trafficking organization, was “white” heroin, with the last seizure in the case weighing approximately 89 pounds with a purity of 90%.

          The investigation in this case was conducted by DEA-Tucson, HSI-Tucson, Tucson Police Department, and the Counter Narcotics Alliance. The prosecution was handled by Anthony E. Maingot, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona, Tucson.

CASE NUMBER:           CR-14-01156-CKJ (CRP)

RELEASE NUMBER:   2015-054_Corral

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