Elias Salas, Methamphetamine Distribution, Louisiana 2023

New Orleans, LA – A Texas man was sentenced to 108 months incarceration for his role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.

The defendant, Elias Salas, 19, of Edinburgh, Texas, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Wendy B. Vitter on December 12, 2023 for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 846.

As part of his sentence, Salas will be placed on supervised release for five (5) years following release from imprisonment and pay a mandatory $100 special assessment fee.

According to the indictment, in March of 2023, Salas knowingly conspired and agreed with others to pick up a bag he knew contained over 9 kilograms of pure methamphetamine in Dallas, Texas, and then work with others to transport the bag of narcotics from Texas to Kenner, Louisiana.

This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) operation, which identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach.

U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans praised the work of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and the Kenner Police Department in bringing this case to a successful conclusion.

The prosecution was handled by Assistant United States Attorney Stuart Theriot of the Narcotics Unit.

Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at http://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edla/pr/texas-man-sentenced-methamphetamine-distribution-conspiracy