
A Mexican national with ties to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years in federal prison for drug trafficking and money laundering.
Adriana Melendez-Calvillo, 43, was in the country illegally when she was arrested near Dallas following an intercepted phone call during which she discussed logistics for a drug transaction with a co-conspirator. She pleaded guilty in November 2023.