Drug Smuggler Sentenced
The accused leader of a multimillion-dollar cocaine smuggling ring was sentenced Tuesday by a San Francisco federal judge to 13 years in prison. Anthony (Peanut) Hollingsworth, 25, was among 19 people to plead guilty in connection with the Contra Costa County operation. He was charged with running a continuing criminal enterprise and with tax evasion.
Other defendants included some of his relatives.
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