Jorge Alberto Morales-Calvo, a 25-year-old illegal immigrant, is sentenced to three years and five months in federal prison for attempting to traffic $16,000 worth of heavy-duty weapons to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. This operation involved high-powered firearms, including a Barrett .50-caliber rifle, aimed at supplying one of Mexico’s most notorious drug trafficking organizations.
Federal authorities in Texas stressed the seriousness of this crime, linking firearm trafficking directly to the ongoing cycle of violence associated with cartels. As Morales-Calvo awaits deportation upon completing his sentence, prosecutors hope this case highlights efforts to dismantle cartel operations and their supply chains across the U.S.-Mexico border.
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