A "prolific firearms trafficker" has been sentenced to 19.5 years in federal prison for his role in supplying weapons and ammunition to the Valenzuela Transnational Criminal Organization (TCO), a significant component of the Sinaloa Cartel, per U.S. Attorney Tara McGrath.
Keith Octavio Rodriguez Padilla was well-connected with high-ranking Valenzuela TCO members. He served the illegal enterprise as a firearms trafficker and broker, supplying its members with "tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition" and weapons such as .50 caliber rifles, submachine guns, assault-style rifles, handguns, and grenades, per federal agents.
