Aldo Rigoberto Guerra-Guevara, Cocaine Trafficking, Texas 2020

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Multi-Million Dollar Cocaine Trafficking Ring Busted in Houston

In a major blow to the city’s underworld, a 51-year-old Mexican citizen has been ordered to federal prison for leading a cocaine trafficking organization that moved millions in drugs and money throughout the United States.

Aldo Rigoberto Guerra-Guevara pleaded guilty on October 23, 2020, to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine. The court found Guerra-Guevara was the Houston leader and organizer of a drug trafficking organization responsible for moving millions in drugs and money throughout the United States.

Between November 2018 and January 2019, the organization moved over $7.1 million in U.S. currency and at least 486 kilograms of cocaine valued at over $12.5 million. Guerra-Guevara served as the Houston leader and also oversaw locations where drugs and money were stored for distribution.

Chief U.S. District Judge Lee H. Rosenthal imposed a 14-year federal prison sentence on Guerra-Guevara. The defendant has been and will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.

Guerra-Guevara could potentially lose his legal status in the country and face removal proceedings following completion of his sentence. Judge Rosenthal also entered a final order of forfeiture for properties and vehicles used for cocaine trafficking valued at over $500,000.

The investigation, dubbed Dirty Dingo, was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration and IRS – Criminal Investigation as part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) Strike Force Initiative. The operation aimed to disrupt and dismantle the most significant drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations impacting Houston and south Texas.