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Gregorio Tabarez-Hernandez, a Sandy gang member, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison.

He pleaded guilty to cocaine distribution and possessing a machine gun in September.

Authorities found cocaine, cash and firearms during an October 2023 search of his home.

SALT LAKE CITY — A 20-year-old known gang member was sentenced last week to 20 years in prison for attempting to traffic cocaine.

Gregorio Tabarez-Hernandez, aka "Trigger," 20, of Sandy, is a member of the criminal street gang, Florencia 13. He pleaded guilty in September to possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute and possessing a machine gun.

On Nov. 25, U.S. District Court Judge David Barlow sentenced him to 15 years in prison for the drug charge and a consecutive

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