FARGO, N.D. (AP) _ A Chicago man has pleaded guilty to dealing methamphetamine in North Dakota.
Uriel Curiel is charged in federal court with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, and money laundering. He was arrested in Chicago in November.
Authorities say the 39-year-old Curiel and four other men distributed the drugs in North Dakota, Minnesota and elsewhere.
Curiel faces a maximum penalty of life in prison and a minimum mandatory term of 20 years. Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 21 in Fargo.