Army National Guardsman sentenced for attempting to smuggle over 14 pounds of cocaine into the United States
September 21, 2022
Mark Reagan
The Monitor, McAllen, Texas
An active duty Army National Guardsman has been sentenced to a little more than four years in prison for attempting to smuggle 14 and-one-half pounds of cocaine into the United States.
Jonathan Zarazua, a 28-year-old Austin resident, pleaded guilty on Jan. 13 to possession with intent to distribute a quantity of more than 5 kilograms of cocaine.
Federal court records show he reached a plea deal with prosecutors, who on Tuesday moved to dismiss three other drug trafficking charges, which U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. dismissed.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas said in a news release that at the time of his Sept. 11, 2021 arrest Zarazua was an active duty guardsman employed as a petroleum supply specialist. The release notes he also served on active duty with the United States Army from 2016 to 2020.
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