U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann has sentenced a Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.
Diego Martin Duran Acosta, age 32, was sentenced to 33 years and nine months in federal prison and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.
The conviction stemmed from incidents when Duran Acosta distributed methamphetamine. He voluntary joined an agreement with others to have the methamphetamine sold to him so he could resell it and share with other co-conspirators. A search warrant was obtained for his hotel room on September 20, 2021. Law enforcement discovered approximately nine pounds of methamphetamine, which is a Schedule II controlled substance.
This case was investigated by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office in Alexandria, MN, the West Central MN Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force, and the FBI. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Hodges prosecuted the case.
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