U.S. Attorney Kenyen Brown announces that Ricardo Cruz was sentenced last week in federal court after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine.

Cruz received a sentence of 35 months imprisonment, with five years of supervised release to follow.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted the investigation, which involved a total of 14 defendants, with the assistance of the Mobile Police Department, the Foley Police Department, the Fairhope Police Department, the Gulf Shores Police Department and the Alabama State Port Authority. The FBI presented the case for prosecution to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Daryl Atchison handled the prosecution of the case on behalf of the United States.