South Florida man gets six years for dealing meth in Bradenton

TAMPA, Fla. (WWSB) - A South Florida man was sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison Tuesday for dealing methamphetamine in Bradenton a...

February 7, 2023
3:22 AM

TAMPA, Fla. (WWSB) - A South Florida man was sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison Tuesday for dealing methamphetamine in Bradenton and other cities.Hector Enrique Veliz Villeda, 31, of Hialeah had pleaded guilty in October of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.Prosecutors say in June and July of 2022, Veliz Villeda and others were part of a meth distribution conspiracy moving large quantities of high-purity methamphetamine throughout Central and South Florida, and Alabama.

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