A former National Basketball Association (NBA) player and member of the Puerto Rico basketball national team for several years, was sentenced in federal court Thursday to six months in prison, nine months in a drug rehabilitation facility and four years of supervised release following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
U.S. Judge Carmen C. Cerezo sentenced Jose Ortiz-Rijos, aka Piculin Ortiz, for knowingly and intentionally possessing, with the intent to distribute, 218 marihuana plants. Ortiz-Rijos had previously pleaded guilty Nov. 4, 2011.
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