Mechanic or muscle, co-conspirator in massive ND meth case sentenced to nearly 11 years

Mechanic or muscle, co-conspirator in massive ND meth case sentenced to nearly 11 years

FARGO — After nearly 10 hours of testimony and argument, a hearing to determine the prison sentence for one of the lead co-conspirators in a massive North Dakota drug trafficking case culminated this week, with a California man being sentenced to nearly 11 years behind bars. It was not his guilt, but rather the role Arturo Guzman, 48, played in the sprawling meth conspiracy, that was at the heart of the debate over what his punishment ought to b…