President Joe Biden on Tuesday shortened the prison sentence of a California man who funneled drugs into Colorado.
Investigators used phone taps and a stakeout to track Contreras as he drove just over 10 pounds of methamphetamine and a half-pound cocaine from California into Rifle, Colorado, in January 2017, where he left the drugs in a storage locker.
Contreras’ arrest was part of a larger sting that resulted in drug trafficking convictions for at least nine people. Contreras pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine. Several other counts against him were dismissed as part of the plea, and prosecutors agreed not to seek an enhanced prison sentence.
“America is a nation of laws and second chances, redemption, and rehabilitation,” Biden said in a statement Tuesday. “…helping those who served their time return to their families and become contributing members of their communities is one of the most effective ways to reduce recidivism and decrease crime.”
A call to an attorney who represented Contreras in the trafficking case was not immediately returned Tuesday.
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