A Lenexa, Kan., man who styled himself on the internet as rapper C-Los El Gran was sentenced Tuesday to 14 years in federal prison for his role in a $4 million drug trafficking conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
Carlos Sierra, 30, Lenexa, Kan., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kan., to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. In his plea, he admitted he was a member of a drug trafficking operation headed by his half-brother and co-defendant, Edwin Pacheco. They distributed methamphetamine in the Kansas City metro area.
Investigators used confidential informants and electronic surveillance to identify Sierra and to monitor his conversations with Pacheco, during which they talked about problems they faced processing drugs for distribution and their plans to increase their profit margins.
Sierra was carrying a Ruger .380 handgun when he was arrested in Kansas City, Kan., according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
Co-defendant Pacheco is awaiting sentencing.
Beall commended the Drug Enforcement Administration and Assistant U.S. Attorney Trent Krug for their work on the case.