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Description: Brownsville, Texas criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged withconspiring to distribute cocaine and marijuana from Mexico into the United States.

Costilla-Sanchez profited $5 million from drug trafficking. He was ordered to pay a money judgment in that amount. In handing down the sentence, Judge Rodriguez noted Costilla-Sanchez’s extensive involvement in trafficking illegal drugs into the country. The court commented that during the 10 years Costilla-Sanchez was the head of the CDG, he lead a violent criminal organization, using guns and intimidation to maintain control of their illegal drug trafficking enterprise and resorting to violence and killing to maintain power.

21:846, 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A) Consp. to possess w/i to dist. a qty. exceeding 5 kilograms of cocaine and a qty exceeding 1,000 kilograms of marihuana. Offense dates: 11/98 - 4/02 Penalty: 10 yrs Mandatory Minimum to Life and/or $4,000,000 plus 5 yrs SRT.
(1s)

18:115 and 18:2 Influencing, impeding or retaliating against a Federal Official by threatening or injuring a family member. Offense date: 11/9/99 Penalty: 5 yrs and/or $250,000 plus 3 yrs SRT.
(15s)

18:115 and 18:2 Influencing, impeding or retaliating against a Federal Official by threatening or injuring a family member. Offense date: 11/9/99 Penalty: 5 yrs and/or $250,000 plus 3 yrs SRT.
(16s)

Outcome: Sentenced to life in prison and pay $5 million for his role in conspiring to distribute cocaine and marijuana from Mexico into the United States,

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