US EditionTwo Mexican Nationals Sentenced To Prison For Methamphetamine Trafficking in Catawba, Caldwell, and Watauga Counties
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Two Mexican Nationals Sentenced To Prison For Methamphetamine Trafficking in Catawba, Caldwell, and Watauga Counties
April 14, 2026 Boone, NC – April 14, 2026 - According to court records, from February 2024 to February 2025, Lemus-Orozco and Gutierrez- Lopez conspired to distribute kilogram quantities of methamphetamine in Catawba, Caldwell, and Watauga Counties and elsewhere. Lemus-Orozco was the leader of the local drug trafficking organization. Investigators conducted at least five controlled purchases of methamphetamine from the defendants. Read more The …
Watauga County Sheriff's Office Helps Investigate Cartel-Linked Meth Trafficking Ring; Two Sentenced to Federal Prison
Two Mexican nationals have been sentenced to federal prison for trafficking kilogram quantities of methamphetamine in a conspiracy that stretched across Watauga, Caldwell, and Catawba Counties, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina. The Watauga County Sheriff's Office was among the agencies that investigated the case, along with the …
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