A Grays Harbor County man who smuggled heroin into a federal detention center, leading to his cellmates’ overdose, pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, the Department of Justice announced .

Gabriel Armas faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison, and up to life in prison due to the amount of narcotics involved in a previous conviction for trafficking heroin and methamphetamine in 2015.

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On November 14, 2023, Armas was found by officers sleeping in his veh

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