Topeka man gets life in prison for leading meth ring
Topeka ? A Topeka man who led a ring that sold methamphetamine in parts of Kansas has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom says 27-year-old Alfonso Rubio-Ayala of Topeka was sentenced Monday. He pleaded guilty in November to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
Rubio-Ayala admitted that he and another man led a drug ring that sold methamphetamine from Mexico through Arizona to Great Bend, Topeka and Kansas City, Kan. Drug agents seized more than $690,000 in cash, 10 pounds of meth, weapons and vehicles at drug houses in the three Kansas cities.
His co-defendant, Adan Molina, is scheduled for sentencing Tuesday.
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