A former Mexican mayor was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty to a conspiracy charge accusing him of directing the largest shipment of methamphetamine to Miami-Dade in the county’s history.
Adalberto Comparan-Rodriguez, aka “Fruto,” who authorities say headed the United Cartels in Michoacan while serving as the mayor of Aguililla, Mexico, was extradited in June of last year from Guatemala. He is the last of six defendants to be sent to prison by U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles in the massive meth case in Miami federal court.
His defense attorney, Rene Sotorrio, filed a batch of letters from family members and other supporters who know Comparan-Rodriguez, seeking lenience from the judge. But under his plea deal, Comparan-Rodriguez, 58, faced a mandatory minimum of 10 years up to life in prison for his conviction on a charge of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute crystal meth in the United States.
