PLANT CITY, Fla. – Raul Carbajal, 34, Plant City, has been sentenced to 17 years and six months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine.
Carbajal entered a guilty plea on November 21, 2023.
According to court documents, Carbajal, who was previously convicted in federal court for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, organized narcotics deals in the Plant City area, including three separate sales of approximately 1 kilogram of methamphetamine.
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Carbajal also admitted that he sold other narcotics, including cocaine.
Two of Carbajal’s co-conspirators were previously sentenced to federal prison. Uriel Rosales Carvajal was sentenced to 7 years and 3 months, and Ricardo Heras received 3 years’ imprisonment.
The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Plant City Police Department investigated this case as part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF).
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