Jose Angel Ibarra-Rojas, 36, was sentenced on June 4 by U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton to 132 months (11 years) in federal prison for smuggling 3,000 pounds of methamphetamine concealed inside a truckload of cabbages. At sentencing, the court heard how the narcotics were packaged in a sophisticated manner — the heads of cabbages were removed and balls of methamphetamine inserted into the leaves to conceal them. Ibarra-Rojas, who is not a U.S. citizen, is expected to face removal proceedings following his imprisonment.

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