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Oregon business owner gets prison for laundering drug money to Mexico
- Barrera Orantes, owner of La Popular stores, was sentenced to three years and five months in federal prison.
- The judge sentenced her to three years and five months in prison.
- From August through November 2024, La Popular sent more than $4.2 million to Mexico linked to drug trafficking.
- Investigators began the case in 2021 after tips from a confidential informant.
- La Popular charged a 10% fee for each transaction, netting at least $1.8 million.
- Cash was seized during searches, including $120,000 found at Beaverton home.
- Authorities seized more than $300,000 in cash and other assets from the stores and home.
- Orantes could face deportation following sentencing.
- The La Popular stores operated in multiple Oregon and Washington locations.
- The case involved money transfers to places in Mexico tied to drug trafficking networks.
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