A drug dealer tried to hide his identity altering his fingerprints
An American drug dealer has been condemned to life imprisonment for international drug trafficking and to 240 months for money laundering related to his activities.
William Wallace Keegan, 62 years old, of Palm Harbor, Florida, was sentenced for being involved in international drug trafficking for more than 30 years. The man escaped capture for so long because he had all 10 of his fingers surgically altered in order to hide his true identity.
According to the U.S Drug Enforcement Administration the man was the leader of an illicit drug pipeline from Mexico to Arizona and across the United States.
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