Man sentenced to prison for cocaine delivery

A San Juan Island man was sentenced Oct. 21 to two and a half years in prison for two counts of delivery of cocaine, a violation of the uniformed controlled substances act.

A San Juan Island man was sentenced Oct. 21 to two and a half years in prison for two counts of delivery of cocaine, a violation of the uniformed controlled substances act.

Abelardo Ruiz Vences, 48, was arrested Sept. 9, 2014 after a series of monitored interactions where he sold cocaine.