Mexican Truck Driver Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Trying To Smuggle Hundreds Of Pounds Of Cocaine Into The U.S.

A Mexican truck driver has been found guilty of attempting to smuggle hundreds of pounds of cocaine into the U.S. through Texas.

Concretely, Mario Pastor, was convicted on a felony count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver more than 400 grams, according to Border Report.

He was attempting to drive the tractor-trailer through the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge when he was stopped by authorities. The outlet added that the drugs have an estimated street value of more than $6 million.

"Drug traffickers who attempt to use our highways and borders to transport dangerous narcotics will be caught and held fully accountable. The men and women of law enforcement who stopped this shipment prevented millions of dollars' worth of illegal drugs from reaching our communities," said Hidalgo County District Attorney Terry Palacios.