BAY CITY, MI — Three Cuban nationals have been sentenced to federal prison for trying to rob a Midland County marijuana grow operation in 2023. As a result, they could face deportation to their home country once they’ve served their time.

U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington on Thursday, June 5, sentenced Addier Meija-Torres, 50, and Andy Gomez-Niebla, 39, to 46 months in prison. The judge sentenced Yoany Alvarez-Antuna, 42, to 40 months.

The trio earlier this year pleaded guilty to conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery, as did two additional codefendants, Roberto Padron-Alvarez, 45, and Yuan Biart-Gonzalez, 39. A sixth codefendant, 40-year-old Jorge Garcia-Santiago (also known by the surname Acosta), remains charged.

The charge is punishable by up to 20 years in prison fo

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