Associated Press - March 17, 2010 8:14 AM ET
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - A 46-year-old Jeanerette man, who was a member of a major drug trafficking ring that transported drugs from Texas to Louisiana and other Southern states, has been sentenced to life in federal prison.
U.S. District Judge Patricia Minaldi handed down the sentence Tuesday to Kenneth Gary Washington.
Acting U.S. Attorney William Flanagan said Washington was convicted in October 2009 of conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine and marijuana, money laundering conspiracy and unlawful use of a communication facility.
Flanagan said Washington was among 18 defendants indicted following an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force investigation dubbed "Operation Fowl Play" and "Rio Gallo."
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