(WFRV) - The Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office announced via U.S. Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad for the Eastern District of Wisconsin that a Mexican national was sentenced to five years in prison for various charges. According to the release, 41-year-old Jose Resendiz-Gomez pled guilty to the following charges: Cocaine possession with intent to distribute Firearm possession as a previously convicted felon Two Wisconsin men arrested after K9 finds a large quantity of suspected heroin Agents with the Manitowoc County Drug Task Force had arranged a cocaine purchase from Resendiz-Gomez in July 2023. According to the release, he was already a previously convicted felon with no lawful status in the United States. He was arrested at a traffic stop a month later when he was returning from Illinois, with over 600 grams of cocaine ready to distribute in Manitowoc. A search warrant at his home revealed two pistols and 70 rounds of ammo. Upon his sentence completion, he will face deportation to Mexico. No more details are available.