Four Men Receive Lengthy Federal Prison Sentences For Trafficking Drugs In Southeast Alabama

MONTGOMERY, AL (STL.News) Over the past several months, four men were sentenced to prison for drug trafficking in Houston County, announced Acting United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart. The most recent sentencing occurred this week.

On May 11, 2021, the final co-defendant in the case, 36-year-old Muta Bolden from Dothan, Alabama, was sentenced to 130 months in prison.  Bolden was also ordered to serve five years of supervised release after he completes his term of imprisonment.  There is no parole in the federal system.

Bolden’s three co-defendants were previously sentenced for their roles in the crime.  They include:

Alberto Diaz, 44, from Rio Grande, Texas, sentenced to 130 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by five years’ supervised release;
Jesus Pina, Jr., 40, from San Juan, Texas, sentenced to 108 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by five years’ supervised release; and,
Kenneth Nicholas De La Cerda, 27, from Rio Grande, Texas, sentenced to 60 months in prison to be followed by three years’ supervised release.
According to court records, this case began in February 2019 when the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Dothan Police Department received information that a shipment of cocaine was being brought into Houston County. 

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