# Sito Miñanco cocaine trafficking sentencing > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/sito-mianco-cocaine-trafficking-sentencing > Updated: 2026-09-22T21:51:59.000Z. Sources: 14. Developments: 2. The Spanish National Court (Audiencia Nacional) has sentenced José Ramón Prado Bugallo, known as ‘Sito Miñanco’, to 17 years in prison for his involvement in ‘Operación Mito’. This 2017 operation concerned the trafficking of nearly four tons of cocaine from South America to Europe. In addition to his prison term, Miñanco faces fines exceeding 420 million euros. The court noted a recidivism aggravating factor, as he directed the criminal organization while serving a previous sentence under semi-liberty. Lawyer Gonzalo Boye was acquitted of charges related to money laundering and document falsification due to insufficient evidence. ## Claims - A resident of Meis accepted a three-year prison sentence and a fine of 135,695 euros for drug trafficking. (disputed) - Pablo Leiva was sentenced to two years and six months in prison following a drug seizure investigation. (disputed) - The trial of a Sevilla FC fan for racially abusing Vinícius Jr. has been postponed to May 13. (single source) - Police intercepted 502.4 grams of cocaine with 85.67% purity during a drug trafficking operation. (single source) ## Timeline ### 2026-09-22: Former Mendoza police officer sentenced for prison drug smuggling attempt A former San Martín beauty queen and Mendoza police officer was sentenced to three years of suspended prison for attempting to smuggle marijuana into the Cacheuta Federal Penitentiary. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/former-mendoza-police-officer-sentenced-for-prison-drug-smuggling-attempt ### 2026-09-22: Sito Miñanco sentenced to 17 years for cocaine trafficking Sito Miñanco has been sentenced to 17 years in prison by Spain's Audiencia Nacional for trafficking nearly four tons of cocaine. Lawyer Gonzalo Boye was acquitted of related charges. 12 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/legal-developments-in-spain-and-uruguay-involving-drug-trafficking-and-racial-abuse --- Cite as: Sito Miñanco cocaine trafficking sentencing. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/sito-mianco-cocaine-trafficking-sentencing