Las Vegas judge sentences Mexican citizen to 10 years in prison in drug case
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A Mexican citizen who hid heroin in a beanbag chair in his car was sentenced Wednesday in Las Vegas to 10 years in federal prison.
In April 2015, Jesus Diaz-Flores, 37, was stopped for a traffic violation on Interstate 15 in Las Vegas. A search of his vehicle yielded more than 5.5 pounds of heroin.
The heroin, stored in five bundles, was concealed inside a PVC pipe and beanbag chair inside the vehicle.
Diaz-Flores pleaded guilty in July and admitted to transporting heroin to distribute it to other individuals. He was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Andrew Gordon.
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