The leader of a nationwide marijuana-trafficking ring was sentenced in Alexandria’s federal court to more than 18 years in prison.

U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema ordered 46-year-old Anthony Guidry Sr., of Vallejo, Calif., to serve 18 years and four months behind bars for operating a ring that distributed marijuana through the mail.

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