Tag: Jose Ignacio Acosta

San Benito resident gets more than 11 years for moving cocaine

Special to the NEWS McALLEN – Jose Ignacio Acosta, a 42-year-old resident alien from Mexico residing in San Benito, has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Acosta previously pleaded guilty to coordinating the transportation …

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Acosta faces federal cocaine charges

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com An unsealed federal indictment in the United States District Court in McAllen has revealed that a San Benito man faces multiple drug charges, including intent to distribute as much as 24 kilograms of cocaine. According to the indictment, which was filed on Dec. 20, 2013, Jose Ignacio Acosta of …

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