Mario Clifford Rivera, a 32-year-old MS-13 member, was sentenced to 17 years for operating a fentanyl trafficking ring from prison. Using both prison and contraband cell phones, Rivera coordinated shipments of fentanyl from Mexico to California, which were then smuggled to Florida via the USPS. Despite being incarcerated for prior convictions, he continued his drug operations, demonstrating organized crime's reach. Prosecutors highlight his extensive network and set a precedent with the sentence as a deterrent to drug trafficking, underscoring the consequences faced by those who continue illegal activities while imprisoned.
He used prison phones and a contraband cell phone to communicate with his dealers on the outside. Rivera directed them on how to sell fentanyl and what prices to charge, all while making sure that he received his share of the drug proceeds.
Mario Clifford Rivera, who goes by the nickname "Chuky," was organizing shipments of illegal drugs from Mexico to California, and then using the U.S. Postal Service to smuggle them to Florida.
Rivera's 17-year federal prison sentence should serve as a warning that illegal drug activity will not be tolerated, even when incarcerated.
He is serving time for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, throwing a deadly object into an occupied vehicle and aggravated assault.
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