Alleged cartel bodyguard sentenced to 28 years

Published September 3, 2014 5:36pm ET



EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in West Texas sentenced a man who prosecutors say was the former bodyguard of a Mexican drug cartel boss to 28 years in prison Wednesday on murder and drug trafficking charges.

Rigoberto Ruiz-Alatorre, who pleaded guilty in May, said nothing during the hearing.

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