Crime & Safety
17-Year Prison Sentence For Drug Trafficker
Los Angeles native Francisco Nuno-Urenda was sentenced for working with drug traffickers to bring meth, heroin, pot and cocaine into Oregon.
PORTLAND, OR — A Californian drug trafficker with ties to Mexico was sentenced to 17 years in a federal prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine in Oregon.
Los Angeles native Francisco Nuno-Urenda, 41, reportedly obtained meth, cannabis, cocaine, and heroin from Mexican sources and supplied various drug trafficking groups through a network operating throughout the United States, including the Portland metro region.
Officials with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon said 15 other people were also tried in connection with Nuno-Urenda's case, though the other individuals were considered "lower level conspirators."
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Through the network, Nuno-Urenda reportedly worked with 15 different suppliers in Mexico who were connected to another two or three Mexican drug cartels.
In addition to his sentence, Nuno-Urenda will need to pay $75,000 in fines. Following his sentence, Nuno-Urenda will be placed on parole for another five years.
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