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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0LOS ANGELES\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"MalletA Hemet man was sentenced Friday to 19 years in federal prison for knowingly mailing pound quantities of fentanyl and marijuana, possessing more than four pounds of fentanyl and more than 35 pounds of cocaine in his house, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

He also illegally possessed firearms, including one so-called \u201cghost\u201d machine gun lacking a serial number.<\/span><\/p>\n

U.S. District Judge Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha sentenced Ignacio Alcala, 38.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Alcala pleaded guilty in November 2023 to one count of distributing fentanyl, two counts of possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, and one count of possessing firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \"\"In August 2022, Alcala knowingly mailed from a post office in Riverside to Rochester, New York, a parcel that contained approximately 1 kilogram of fentanyl. <\/span><\/p>\n

Later that month, he knowingly mailed another parcel from another post office in Riverside to New Orleans that contained approximately 2.5 kilograms of marijuana.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Law enforcement arrested Alcala at his residence in December 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to authorities, inside Alcala\u2019s residence, law enforcement seized a bag containing 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds) of fentanyl, along with two firearms, a .357 revolver reported stolen in 2019, and a Glock-style pistol that did not bear a legitimate serial number \u2013 commonly known as a \u201cghost gun\u201d \u2013 beside a stack of children\u2019s toys. <\/span><\/p>\n

The ghost gun had an empty large capacity magazine inserted, and a Glock switch affixed to the striker plate, rendering the firearm a fully automatic machinegun pistol. <\/span><\/p>\n

Officers also found more than 16 kilograms of cocaine inside an air duct and almost half a kilogram of cocaine inside a kitchen cabinet.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \"\" \u201cThis is not a one-time incident; rather, this is evidence of a serial and dangerous drug trafficker who poses a significant danger to society,\u201d prosecutors argued in a sentencing memorandum. \u201c[Alcala] has contributed to the nationwide devastation by trafficking in fentanyl and using the United States Postal Service to move bulk quantities of fentanyl from Southern California to the rest of the nation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The United States Postal Inspection Service, in conjunction with the Riverside County Gang Impact Team, investigated this matter. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant United States Attorney Mitchell M. Suliman of the Riverside Branch Office prosecuted this case.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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