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Oregon judge adds more prison time for heroin smuggler to deter other ‘plea-and-flee’ defendants
Oregon judge adds more prison time for heroin smuggler to deter other ‘plea-and-flee’ defendants
Oregon judge adds more prison time for heroin smuggler to deter other ‘plea-and-flee’ defendants

Published on: 08/26/2026

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Abel Resendiz-Villa, 42, pleaded guilty in 2022 but failed to show up for sentencing and fled to Mexico for three years before he was returned to Oregon for sentencing. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

A man who smuggled heroin under his helmet while riding a motorcycle from Mexico into the United States pleaded guilty to the crime but then fled the country until he was arrested three years later in Mexico.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/08/oregon-judge-adds-more-prison-time-for-heroin-smuggler-to-deter-other-plea-and-flee-defendants.html

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