DOJ announces conviction in Minnesota meth ring linked to Sinaloa cartel

A fifth defendant has been convicted in a sweeping Minnesota meth trafficking conspiracy tied to Mexico’s notorious Sinaloa Cartel, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.

Eric Anthony Rodriguez, 47, was found guilty in U.S. District Court of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine after a six-day trial before Judge Susan R. Nelson.

Prosecutors said Rodriguez was part of the "Diaz-Aguilar Drug Trafficking Organization," which...