EL PASO ? A Cuban national living in Fort Hancock was sentenced today to 460 months in prison for drugs, firearms and immigration crimes. On July 23, 2021, Gilberto Morales, 57, was found guilty by a federal jury of one count of conspiracy to possess 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana; one...

OKLAHOMA CITY ? Yesterday, MARIO LAIVEL THOMAS, 43, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to 180 months in prison for illegal possession of firearms after he had sustained a felony conviction, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester. On October 7, 2020, a Superseding Indictment charged Thomas with...

OKLAHOMA CITY ? Last week, JORI NICHOLAS FRANKLIN, 27, of Midwest City, was sentenced to serve 20 years in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of firearms, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester. On April 20, 2021, a federal grand jury returned a two-count...

EL PASO ? A Mexican national was sentenced today to life in prison for his role in the Sinaloa Cartel?s narcotics distribution operations. According to court documents, Arturo Shows Urquidi, aka ?Chous,? 50, of Juarez, was a former Chihuahua State police officer and a long-time member of the...