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BROOKINGS, S.D. — A 20-year-old Brookings man who was connected to packages containing large amounts of heroin and meth has been sent to prison for almost 16 years.
Luis Rolando Cabrera was convicted of conspiracy to distribute the drugs and sentenced Monday in federal court.
The South Dakota U.S. Attorney’s office said the investigation of Cabrera began when a package containing over two pounds of heroin was intercepted by law enforcement and later linked to Cabrera. A day later, law enforcement intercepted another package connected to Cabrera that contained approximately five pounds of meth.
This case was investigated by the Watertown Police Department, the Brookings Police Department, the Brookings County Sheriff’s Office, the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Cabrera was remanded to state custody to finish serving a prison sentence, and will immediately be turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service to begin serving his federal sentence once he has finished his state sentence.