Emiliano Cabriales, Firearm Violation, Texas 2024

A 19-year-old Alamo resident has been sentenced for utilizing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking activity. Emiliano Cabriales pleaded guilty to the crime on December 5, 2024.

According to the investigation, law enforcement conducted a traffic stop on May 29, 2024, which led to the discovery of a firearm concealed beneath the seat where Cabriales had been sitting. A search of his person revealed 14 grams of cocaine, packaged in individual baggies, hidden inside his pants.

Cabriales admitted to possessing the cocaine and stated that he had the firearm in case he had to protect himself and the drugs.

On December 5, 2024, U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton handed Cabriales a 60-month term of imprisonment immediately followed by three years of supervised release.

Cabriales 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 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Alamo Police Department conducted the investigation.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Cahal P. McColgan prosecuted the case as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/south-texas-drug-dealer-sent-federal-prison-firearm-violation