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Heroin Distributor Gets Life for Taking Over Family Business
HOUSTON – A Mexican national, Victor Manuel Morales-Moreno, 35, has been convicted of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute heroin, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
Morales-Moreno admitted to conspiring to distribute heroin to street level dealers and users for more than two years in Houston.
He took over the heroin trafficking ring following the arrests and incarceration of his relatives, Jose Herrera-Alvarado and Pedro Herrera-Alvarado, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin and were later sentenced to life in federal prison.
Erasto Aguirre-Suarez, 52, a Mexican national, also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, admitting he moved to Texas with Morales-Moreno to assist him in the daily operations of the heroin business. A third co-defendant, Valentin Anthony Cardenas, 35, of Houston, previously entered his plea for possession with intent to distribute heroin.
Sentencing is scheduled for February 5, 2019, before U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen. At that time, Morales-Moreno will face a minimum of 10 years and up to life imprisonment as well as a possible $10 million maximum fine.
They have been and will remain in custody pending that hearing. The investigation was conducted by the FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Casey N. MacDonald prosecuting the case.
Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime|Sex Crimes|Cybercrime|Public Corruption|Weapons|Human Trafficking|White Collar Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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