Anastacio Santiago Chaparro, 41, a Mexican national, was sentenced to 110 months in federal prison for cocaine trafficking and illegal reentry into the United States. During his November 2023 arrest by ICE Homeland Security Investigations Newark, agents discovered over 10 kilograms of cocaine in a backpack he was carrying, which he admitted was intended for distribution. Chaparro had previously been deported three times and carried a prior conviction for illegal firearm possession, classified as an aggravated felony.

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