CAMDEN — A man from Juarez City, Mexico, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to bring more than 260 pounds of methamphetamine into New Jersey, which federal prosecutors called the largest seizure of the drug in the state's history, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey said Tuesday.

Carlos H. Cordero-Gutierrez, 54, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Karen M. Williams in federal court in Camden to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, according to U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer's office.

Federal prosecutors said Cordero-Gutierrez picked up a shipment of hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine in a tractor-trailer in Texas in April and drove it to New Jersey, arriving April 28. After he brought the truck to a delivery spot arranged in advance, officers arrested him and another man, Marcos Cesar Acosta, prosecutors said.

Officers found methamphetamine in three black storage boxes, a duffel bag and a garbage bag in the truck's cab, according to prosecutors. Altogether, the drugs weighed more than 260 pounds, they said.

The charge carries a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life. Cordero-Gutierrez is scheduled to be sentenced March 23, 2027.

Acosta pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine before Williams on Aug. 5, prosecutors said. His sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 17.

The Drug Enforcement Administration led the investigation, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

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