Mexican Couple Sentenced For Harrison County Drug Trafficking

Mexican Couple Sentenced For Harrison County Drug Trafficking

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 29, 2013

MARSHALL, Texas – A couple from Mexico currently residing in Marshall, Texas, have been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.

Julia Flores Saucedo, 33, of Guerrero, Mexico, pleaded guilty on Jan. 20, 2013, to possession with intent to distribute and distribution of methamphetamine and was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison on Aug. 28, 2013, by U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap.

Her common-law husband, Oscar Diaz-Mendoza, 35, of Guerrero, Mexico, pleaded guilty on Feb. 28, 2013, to possession with intent to distribute and distribution of methamphetamine and was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison on Aug. 28, 2013, Judge Gilstrap.

According to information presented in court, from July 2011 to October 2012, the couple was involved in a conspiracy to possess and distribute methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas. Saucedo admitted to distributing 14.7 grams of methamphetamine on Aug. 24, 2011, in Marshall, Texas. Diaz-Mendoza admitted to distributing 15 grams of methamphetamine on Aug. 4, 2011, in Karnack, Texas.

A federal grand jury returned an indictment on Oct. 3, 2012, charging the couple and Melecio Nunez-Duque with drug trafficking violations. Nunez-Duque pleaded guilty on Aug. 6, 2013, to distributing 59.6 grams of methamphetamine and is awaiting sentencing.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Marshall Police Department and the Harrison County District Attorney’s Office and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Allen Hurst.

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Ten People Arrested in Texas on Drug Trafficking Charges

MARSHALL, Texas – U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced on Wednesday that 10 individuals are in custody following a lengthy investigation into drug trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas.

On Wednesday, a combined task force of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies began executing federal arrest warrants for defendants indicted following a three year investigation into the distribution of methamphetamine and cocaine in the Marshall, Texas area.

Three separate indictments were returned by a federal grand jury last Wednesday, charging 12 individuals with federal drug and firearms violations.

Of those, nine defendants were arrested on Wednesday and another was already in state custody. The following defendants, all residing in Marshall, were scheduled to appear Wednesday or Thursday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Roy Payne:

• Apolinar Carbajal Abelardo, aka, La Cartera, 40;
• Santiago Carbajal Abelardo, aka, Chiquies, 25;
• Jehovani Abelardo, 20;
• Santos Acuña, 23;
• Rigoberto Aguirre-Valle, aka, Rigo, 35;
• Karin Cardenas, aka, Quequi, 20;
• Joeli Higuera Fernandez, 28;
• Melicio Nuñez-Duque, 44;
• Julia Flores Saucedo, aka, Julia Bernal, 32; and
• Oscar Diaz-Mendoza, 34.

During Wednesday’s arrests, law enforcement officers also seized 14 firearms, a pound and a half of methamphetamine, two ounces of powder cocaine, $8,600 in cash, and four vehicles.

According to the first indictment, beginning in 2009, Apolinar Abelardo, Santiago Abelardo, Jehovani Abelardo, and Santos Acuña conspired with others to import methamphetamine and cocaine into Northeast Texas for distribution in the Marshall area.

The defendants are all charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine and methamphetamine, two counts of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine, four counts of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of methamphetamine, and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

According to the second indictment, beginning in 2010, Rigoberto Aguirre-Valle, Karin Cardenas, and Joeli Fernandez conspired to deliver methamphetamine from Mexico to Northeast Texas for distribution in the Marshall area. The defendants are charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and 8 counts of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of methamphetamine.

According to the third indictment, beginning in 2011, Melicio Nuñez-Duque, Julia Saucedo, and Oscar Diaz-Mendoza conspired to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine in Marshall and Karnack, Texas. They are all charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and four counts of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of methamphetamine.

If convicted of the drug conspiracy charges, the defendants face a minimum of 10 years and up to life in federal prison. If convicted of the drug possession charges, the defendants face up to 20 years in federal prison. If convicted on the weapons violations, those defendants face at least five years and up to 40 years in federal prison. The indictments also seek forfeiture of any property used to commit or facilitate the crimes or derived from proceeds of the conspiracy.
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