Nuevo León man sentenced to five years in prison for weapons and drug possession, Digi Mart USA News (Monterrey, Nuevo León): A man was sentenced to five years in prison for carrying a firearm for exclusive use by the Armed Forces, as well as for simple possession of methamphetamine hydrochloride and marijuana, in Nuevo León, according to a report from Vanguardia.
The man, identified as Arcadio ‘N’, was arrested by members of Fuerza Civil after a chase in the municipality of Los Ramones. At the time of his capture, authorities secured a magazine loaded with 15 cartridges, 15 packets of marijuana and 15 doses of methamphetamine hydrochloride.
Because he did not have a license to carry a firearm and given the evidence seized, the man was placed at the disposal of the Specialized Regional Control Prosecutor’s Office (FECOR) in the state. After the evidence was compiled by a federal Public Ministry agent, the judge imposed a sentence of five years, five months and 19 days in prison and a fine of 230 days, equivalent to 26,022 pesos and 20 centavos.
