(WWJ) A Detroit man with ties to a Mexican drug cartel has been found guilty on charges that could land him in prison for the rest of his life.
Alexander Aceval, 57, was accused of hiring a person to help him distribute large quantities of cocaine transported in semi-trucks from Mexico by a Mexican drug cartel, according to the Michigan Attorney General's Office.
On Friday, the AG's office announced that Aceval was found guilty of Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Deliver 1,000 grams or more of Cocaine, a potential life-sentence felony.
According to AG Dana Nessel. Michigan State Police launched an investigation into Aceval and his accomplice after receiving a tip to its Metro Narcotics Enforcement Team.
MSP followed Aceval and the accomplice to a parking lot in an industrial park in Brownstown Township and eventually stopped the pair in Lincoln Park. During the stop, detectives found approximately 40 kilograms of a substance loaded into a pickup-truck, later proven by field and lab tests to be cocaine.
“This verdict is a victory in our efforts to reduce the flow of illegal drugs flooding our streets and tearing families and communities apart,” Nessel said, in a statement. “I commend the work of the prosecutors in my office, as well as the Michigan State Police and the Metro Narcotics Enforcement Team for their work to keep a habitual offender from distributing more narcotics in our state.”
Officials said Aceval was previously convicted in 2005 on a similar charge, and was released in 2016 after serving 11 years in prison.
As a result of his previous conviction, the AG said Aceval faces an enhanced sentence on the current charges.
His sentencing is scheduled for July 24 in the Third Circuit Court in Detroit.
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