North Texas woman sentenced to 10 years after mailing meth
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DALLAS - A woman from Gainesville in Cooke County will spend the next 10 years in federal prison after she was caught mailing packages that contained methamphetamine.
What we know:
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas, 44-year-old Jennifer York pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
On Monday, she was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.
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Federal prosecutors said that between January to September 2023, York worked with others to distribute 500 grams of meth.
They reportedly used the U.S. Postal Service to mail packages containing large amounts of meth.
The case was part of Operation Take Back America, the federal government’s crackdown on illegal immigration and the elimination of drug cartels.
What we don't know:
No mugshot for York was released.
The Source: The information in this story comes from a news release from the Department of Justice.