PHOENIX — A man was charged on Tuesday in connection to selling over a 1,000 grams of methamphetamine in Phoenix in April, authorities said.
Antonio Cruz, 36, a Mexican national, was charged by criminal complaint for distribution of a controlled substance, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona.
More details on Phoenix meth distribution case
The criminal complaint alleges that Cruz met an undercover federal agent and another person in a business parking lot to sell them methamphetamine.
Cruz provided the agent three pounds of methamphetamine in exchange for $2,700.
Upon investigation, authorities learned that Cruz was a Mexican national and was in the U.S. illegally.
The Cruz case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide effort to combat violent crime and “illegal immigration.”
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