EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (WJPF) – The ringleader of a drug trafficking operation, responsible for distributing over four million dollars worth of cocaine in southern Illinois and the surrounding area, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Ruben Caraway, 46, was arrested in Texas last year.

Eight co-defendants are already serving prison sentences ranging from 4 to 21 years.

Federal prosecutors say the group trafficked over 120 kilos of cocaine into southern Illinois and also trafficked the drug in Texas, Missouri, Indiana, and Georgia.