A 35-year-old San Antonio man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
Carlos Pena, a resident of San Antonio, Texas, pleaded guilty on May 1, 2017, to the federal charges.
On February 13, 2017, Pena was involved in a conspiracy to smuggle 2.6 kilograms of methamphetamine through the U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint located 29 miles north of Laredo on International Highway 35.
Pena was driving a grey Pontiac G6 and authorities discovered five packages wrapped in brown tape containing 2.6 kilograms of methamphetamine in an aftermarket compartment in the vehicle’s frame near the gas tank.
U.S. District Judge Diana Saldaña sentenced Pena to serve 110 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by three years of supervised release.
Pena has been and will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.
The investigation was conducted by the Border Patrol and the Drug Enforcement Administration, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Jorge Vela and José Angel Flores Jr. prosecuting the case.
Related Federal Cases
- Juan Carlos Lara-Ochoa, Methamphetamine Possession with Intent to Distribute, Texas 2016 · Arkansas
- Adrian Pineda-Orozco, Liquid Methamphetamine Smuggling, Texas 2024 · Texas
- Cameron Nesbitt, Transporting Methamphetamine, Texas 2023 · California
- Cameron Nesbitt, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Texas, 2025 · California
- Julie Juarez, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Texas 2024 · Kansas
Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
ðŸâ€Â’ Get the grimiest stories delivered weekly. Subscribe free →
MORE FEDERAL CRIME NEWS
Drug TraffickingDrug TraffickingDrug TraffickingDrug Trafficking