Anthony Rolls, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Texas 2012

A 28-year-old man from Kyle, Texas, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a methamphetamine conspiracy.

Anthony Rolls, 28, pleaded guilty on April 30, 2012, to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine.

U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos sentenced Rolls to 240 months in prison, to be followed by a five-year-term of supervised release.

The charges stemmed from an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the United States Border Patrol.

According to court documents, Border Patrol agents at the Sarita checkpoint arrested Rolls on March 2012, after discovering approximately 3.5 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed within the vehicle's battery.

Agents also identified and detained another vehicle traveling with Rolls, driven by co-conspirator Jesus Castillo Jr. at a gas station in Riviera. A detailed inspection of the second vehicle resulted in the discovery of approximately 3.5 kilograms of methamphetamine also concealed within the battery.

Laboratory analysis determined that the methamphetamine had a purity of more than 95%.

Castillo is currently serving a 235-month sentence in the U.S. Bureau of Prisons for his involvement.

Rolls, who has been in federal custody since his arrest, will remain in custody and serve his sentence at a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be designated in the near future.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lance Watt prosecuted the case.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/pure-meth-lands-kyle-man-prison-20-years