Case DIH-1994

Marco Castro-Cruz

Federal · Colorado · Sentenced 2018

Named in a Denver heroin and cocaine ring case; a heroin sale in Denver led to an overdose death in Laramie, Wyoming, where he was separately indicted for distribution of heroin resulting in death. He pleaded guilty in both cases.

Court
Federal, District of Colorado
State
Colorado
Year sentenced
2018
Drugs
Heroin
Conduct
Unknown
Relationship
Not reported
Conviction
Pleaded guilty in a Colorado heroin and cocaine trafficking case and in a Wyoming case charging distribution of heroin resulting in death
Plea or trial
Plea
Sentence
240 months in prison
Found through
Federal DOJ release search 2010–2026

This was a federal prosecution. For what Colorado’s own law says about deaths caused by supplying drugs, see Colorado in the state law guide.

Sources

  1. justice.govMultiple defendants sentenced participating large scale heroin and cocaine ring

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