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McALLEN — Sullivan City’s former police chief received a 10-year prison sentence for his role in a drug trafficking ring busted by federal authorities last year. Hernan Guerra Jr. and seven other men learned their sentences at a hearing Wednesday afternoon in U.S. District Court in McAllen. Guerra’s sentence came after he pleaded guilty for his role safeguarding Mexican drug traffickers moving more than 2 tons of marijuana through Sullivan City. FBI agents arrested Guerra, 45, last June at the Sullivan City Police Department. At Wednesday’s sentencing hearing, it was revealed that investigators had used wire taps to gather evidence...

SULLIVAN CITY - CHANNEL 5 NEWS learned the Sullivan City police chief is facing felony charges. Hernan Guerra is accused of one count of conspiracy to transport drugs and four counts for distributing and selling marijuana. He has been the chief of Sullivan City's police and volunteer fire departments for the last four years. He is now on administrative leave. An investigator is filling in as chief as the federal drug investigation continues. Guerra remains in federal custody. FBI agents arrested him as part of Operation Deliverance, a nationwide crackdown on people allegedly working for drug cartels. More than 2,000...