Defendants with former cocaine convictions plead guilty to illegally reentering United States

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Two Mexican nationals pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court here today to illegally reentering the United States. Juan Carlos Garcia-Vazquez, 45, was convicted in Franklin County in 2024 for cocaine trafficking. The defendant was previously removed from the United States in 2004 and 2013. Previous convictions for Lino Mendiola-Vanegas, 45, include cocaine trafficking […]