CINCINNATI, OH – Manuel Brijido Burciaga, 36, was sentenced today to an additional 168 months in prison for conspiring to deal drugs while in custody on pending federal drug trafficking charges.
Burciaga was originally sentenced to 60 months in prison in April 2018 for trafficking cocaine, but the additional sentence brings his total time in federal custody to 19 years.
According to court documents, Burciaga was in custody in Butler County jail when he and his girlfriend, Yvette Estrella Rodriguez, 29, discussed the distribution of approximately 11 kilograms of methamphetamine in November 2016.
Burciaga arranged for Rodriguez to connect with an outside contact to obtain the meth and distribute it in southern Ohio and elsewhere. Rodriguez met with an individual in January 2017 to make the deal, and she and her mother, Socorro Rodriguez, 54, were arrested after she delivered five kilograms of meth.
“This case underscores the peril someone faces for continued drug trafficking activity while in custody,” said U.S. Attorney Benjamin C. Glassman. “Although he was initially facing a five-year sentence, Burciaga will now be serving 19 years in federal custody due to his crimes.”
Yvette and Socorro Rodriguez have each pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and are facing sentences of up to ten years.
U.S. District Judge Susan J. Dlott handed down the sentence, and the investigation was led by the federal, regional, and local agencies, including the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Northeast Hamilton County Drug Task Force (DART).
Key Facts
- State: Ohio
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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