 On May 19, 1990, Federal district Judge Thomas Brett in Tulsa, Oklahoma sentenced José Abello to 30 years in prison and fined him $5 million.Abello was convicted on one count of conspiracy to import cocaine and marijuana into the United States and one count of conspiracy to possess drugs with the intent to distribute.In passing the sentence, Judge Thomas Brett said the treaty under which the defendant was extradited from Colombia during Fall 1989 provided a maximum sentence of 30 years.