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Texans Plead Not Guilty to Federal Drug Charge in Richmond


Posted on Jan 01, 2010

Two Texas residents accused of smuggling 3½ pounds of methamphetamine to the Richmond area in November pleaded not guilty in federal court today.

Wearing shackles and dark-blue jail jumpsuits and assisted by a Spanish-speaking interpreter, Hector Ceron-Garcia, 21, and Luz Diaz, 36, asked for a jury trial, which was set for Feb. 16 by U.S. Magistrate Judge M. Hannah Lauck.

The two were indicted Dec. 15 by a grand jury on charges of possession with the intent to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine. If found guilty, the punishment would range from 10 years to life in prison.

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Mr. Stelly regularly appears in the courts of the City of Richmond, Henrico County, Chesterfield County, Goochland County, and Hanover County.

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