Former Reynosa city council member sentenced for smuggling cocaine

Border Patrol arrested a woman from Reynosa on Saturday, June 10, 2023, after finding nearly 100 pounds of cocaine in her vehicle at the Falfurrias checkpoint. (Courtesy: Border Patrol)

A former city council member from Reynosa has been sentenced for attempting to smuggle nearly 100 pounds of cocaine through the Falfurrias Border Patrol checkpoint.

Denisse Ahumada-Martinez was sentenced to a little more than three years in federal prison on Monday, court records show.

She was arrested on June 10, 2023 after Border Patrol agents found around 92 pounds of cocaine hidden within the vehicle she was driving.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District in Texas said in a news release after she pleaded guilty on Oct. 20, 2023 that the cocaine had an estimated street value of $900,000.

Border Patrol agents found the drugs after an X-ray search of her vehicle revealed multiple anomalies.

She has remained in custody since her arrest.

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