Man sentenced for largest marijuana seizure in Riverside history

RIVERSIDE - A man caught hauling the largest load of marijuana seized in Riverside County was sentenced today to 4 1/2 years in federal prison.

Angel Guillen-Raya pleaded guilty in January to possession with intent to distribute drugs.

On the morning of Aug. 26, 2009, a Riverside County sheriff's deputy stopped the defendant on northbound Interstate 15, just past the Rainbow Canyon Road exit near Temecula, after Guillen-Raya nearly struck the deputy's vehicle while making an abrupt lane change in his big rig truck.

When Guillen-Raya could not provide documentation regarding his haul, the deput...