Cuba: Nine members of a gang of traffickers, sentenced to 36 years in prison.
The total 36 years and 6 months in prison was the sentence imposed to nine of the twelve members of a gang of traffickers, most residents in Cuba village. Three will remain in custody.
new, eight men and one woman, a gang of twelve defendants, which was engaged in drug trafficking, most residents in Cuba village, were today sentenced to 36 years and 6 months in prison. Three other defendants, two women and a man were acquitted.
group, four of the defendants were in custody, three of whom continued with this status, after convicted at or above sentences to five years in prison.
The accused aged between 18 and 35 year old, They were accused of a crime co-authored trafficking, which they were found innocent, accused of individual criminal offenses with other frames. Two of the defendants were also charged with a counterfeit crossing crime.
The heaviest penalty was applied to John Correia, of 27 year old, sentenced to eight years in prison, while Manuel Penas, of 35 years was sentenced to 5 years and 6 months and Alexis Chapel, of 22 year old, to five years in prison, continuing on remand, awaiting the final judgment of sentence.
Marco Hawk, of 32 year old, who was also arrested, eventually go free, since he was sentenced to 3 years in prison for drug trafficking and 2 year old, by passing counterfeit currency, which resulted in a legal accumulation of 4 years in prison, suspended for the same period.
David Mendes, of 27 year old, He was sentenced to 6 years in prison, but the president of the Collective of Judges, kept coercion measure of identity and residence term for what is still free.
The remaining four defendants were sentenced to between 3 years and 6 months, a woman 21 year old, and one year in prison, which were suspended in its execution.
During the reading of the judgment was crying in the room and some whispers in the room that led the magistrate to inform that place people were in the room if there was any manifestation of displeasure.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
