McALLEN - The former owner of an Edinburg trucking business was sentenced to 30 years in prison Monday for his role in a drug smuggling and money laundering ring.
A federal jury in Houston found Ricardo Garcia Heredia, 44, of McAllen, guilty in May of multiple counts of conspiracy and drug possession.
Prosecutors allege Garcia used his business - Edinburg-based Earth Transportation - as a front to recruit drivers for cocaine shipments that passed through the Rio Grande Valley on their way to Chicago.
