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Grimy Times Exclusive: Texas Man Gets Prison for Cocaine Transportation in Illinois
A 28-year-old Texas man has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for transporting a kilogram of cocaine to Illinois.
Henry Garcia-Blanco, of Irving, Texas, was sentenced on an unspecified date in 2021 after admitting to transporting the cocaine from Texas to Illinois. In addition to the prison sentence, Garcia-Blanco will serve three years of supervised release.
“Increased accessibility to illicit drugs creates significant health risks for communities in southern Illinois, and the individuals found responsible for transporting large quantities of dangerous narcotics across our state lines will face time in prison,” said U.S. Attorney Rachelle Aud Crowe.
In late 2021, DEA agents began an investigation after learning significant quantities of cocaine were being transported from Texas, through Illinois, and on to St. Louis, Missouri. On Dec. 10, 2021, a confidential source informed agents a drug courier was stuck in Effingham, Illinois. The courier was identified as Garcia-Blanco, and the agents arranged a ride to facilitate his travel.
Law enforcement conducted a traffic stop of the truck and identified Garcia-Blanco as a passenger. Upon questioning from law enforcement, a positive alert from a trained narcotics K-9 and a subsequent search of the vehicle, officers located a vacuum-sealed brick of what was later confirmed by laboratory testing to be just over a kilogram of cocaine. Garcia-Blanco admitted that he was transporting the cocaine from Texas.
The DEA led the investigation, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel S. Carraway prosecuted the case.
Henry Garcia-Blanco, a 28-year-old man from Texas, was sentenced to 57 months in prison for transporting a kilogram of cocaine to Illinois. He will also serve three years of supervised release.
Key Facts
- State: Illinois
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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