Taxi driver sentenced to prison for trafficking cocaine in Montevideo
A man working as a taxi driver was sentenced to serve two years and four months in prison after being discovered selling cocaine in the Cerro neighbourhood of Uruguay's capital.
Taxi driver sentenced to prison for trafficking cocaine in Montevideo
A man working as a taxi driver was sentenced to serve two years and four months in prison following his discovery selling cocaine in the Cerro neighbourhood of Uruguay's capital. The man's arrest took place last Monday.
During the operation, officers seized several wrappings containing the drug from him. Subsequently, the Narcotics Prosecution Office of the 4th Shift assumed the investigation, which concluded this Wednesday with the imposition of the sentence.
The ruling was handed down through an abridged procedure, a process that allows cases to be resolved more quickly. In this proceeding, the court determined that the defendant was criminally responsible for repeatedly committing the offence of distribution of narcotic substances.
As part of the measures adopted, the vehicle in which the man transported the illicit merchandise was also seized by the authorities.
The General Prosecution of the Nation was responsible for reporting on the outcome of the case.
Information from El Observador
Source: Google News UY — Montevideo