A man who hid in Mexico for 15 years to dodge drug charges has pleaded guilty in federal court in Tacoma.
TACOMA, Wash. —
A man who hid in Mexico for 15 years to dodge drug charges has pleaded guilty in federal court in Tacoma.
Fifty-eight-year-old Frank Falco pleaded guilty Thursday to money laundering in a drug-smuggling conspiracy that imported 50,000 kilos of hashish into the United States in 1992.
The conspiracy involved having a boat meet another boat carrying the drugs off the Washington coast, and then ferrying the drugs back to shore. The drugs were then distributed to Oregon, California, and New York by rental trucks.
Falco fled to Mexico and hid until he turned himself in at the U.S. Consulate in Guadalajara, Mexico, last March.
He faces up to 20 years in prison and a $500,000 fine when he is sentenced next Jan. 9.
Experienced legal counsel to cannabis businesses, entrepreneurs, and patients.
Seattle, Washington (206) 728-0200
No comments:
Post a Comment