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Demetrio Lagunes-Xocua Sentenced to 10 Years in Methamphetamine Case

A Mexican national received a 120-month prison sentence for drug trafficking and firearms offenses, according to official court records.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 19, 2026, 5:29 p.m. ET
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According to official records from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania released on August 19, 2026, United States District Judge Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro Demetrio Lagunes-Xocua, 32, to 120 months in prison and five years of supervised release. Lagunes-Xocua, a Mexican national illegally in the United States, participated in a drug trafficking operation transporting methamphetamine across the country for distribution in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The case is currently developing and remains open. Official records show Lagunes-Xocua was indicted in May 2025 on charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and unlawful possession of a firearm by an alien, and pleaded guilty to both charges in April. On April 20, 2024, in Upper Uwchlan Township, Chester County, he was found driving a tractor trailer containing more than 100 pounds of methamphetamine and a loaded 9mm semi-automatic pistol. He subsequently admitted he was driving from Colorado to Pennsylvania to deliver the load of drugs. The sentence was announced by United States Attorney David Metcalf. The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Pennsylvania State Police, and Chester County Detectives, and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lindsey Mills.

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