{Louisville, Kentucky}...Monday, U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn II sentenced Exsaul Silva-Garcia of McAllen, Texas to 10 years in prison and five years of supervised release after a federal jury in Louisville found Silva-Garcia guilty in February of possession with intent to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana. Silva-Garcia and five others were arrested on February 25, 2010, after police found a semitrailer carrying 3,766 pounds of marijuana stored in a hidden compartment. Four other men were convicted and given sentences ranging from 3 to 26 years in prison.
