A Corpus Christi man who prosecutors say ran a cartel-linked cocaine pipeline from Mexico into Texas and beyond has been hit with a 201-month federal prison sentence. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge David S. Morales sentenced 28-year-old Elmer Vargas-Serrato after investigators tied him to multikilogram cocaine loads moving from Mexico into Texas and other states. Vargas-Serrato had previously pleaded guilty in October 2025 to conspiracy to dis…
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