A 26 YEAR-OLD CASTROVILLE MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO SPEND MORE THAN 17 YEARS BEHIND BARS. RICHARD MENDOZA WAS ARRESTED IN 2007 (AS PART OF THE F.B.I.’s OPERATION VALLEY STAR). THAT AFTER MENDOZA WAS CAUGHT AFTER TRANSPORTING 20 KILOS OF COCAINE FROM RIVERSIDE TO SALINAS FOR THE NUESTRA FAMILIA. MENDOZA WAS SENTENCED YESTERDAY, IN A SACRAMENTO FEDERAL COURT.
