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Illegal alien sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for church parking lot methamphetamine deal

USAO Press Release on August 28, 2025

HOUSTON – A 41-year-old Mexican national has been ordered federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute 116 kilograms of methamphetamine and for unlawfully possessing ammunition and multiple weapons, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

Eustorgio Quiroz-Salto pleaded…


USAO Press Release on August 27, 2025

SAN ANTONIO – A Texas man was sentenced in federal court today to 78 months in prison for his role in a scheme to supply military-grade weapons to the Sinaloa Cartel.

According to court documents, Edgar Raul Moreno, 50, purchased approximately 10 firearms in 2020 and 2021 that were known…


USAO Press Release on August 26, 2025

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Crockett felon has pleaded guilty to a federal firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.

Clifford Heniser, 35, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm before U.S. Magistrate Judge Christine L…


USAO Press Release on August 25, 2025

McALLEN, Texas – A total of 78 people have been taken into custody for various immigration-related violations following a major enforcement action throughout the Rio Grande Valley, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei…


USAO Press Release on August 22, 2025

SAN ANTONIO – United States Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas announced today that federal prosecutors in the district filed 269 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from Aug. 15 through 21.

Among the new cases, Mexican national Hector…


USAO Press Release on August 22, 2025

HOUSTON – A total of 376 people have been charged from Aug. 15-21 in continuing efforts to secure the southern border, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

The filed cases include 18 people allegedly involved in human smuggling. A total of 206 more are charged with illegally…

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