Jesus Mauricio Juarez Jr. Sentenced for 1,000-Pound Marijuana Load, Texas 2013

Brownsville Man Sentenced for Marijuana Trafficking

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Jesus Mauricio Juarez Jr., aka Flaco, 27, has been sentenced to federal prison for his involvement in a 1,000-pound marijuana load, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson.

Juarez pleaded guilty in November 2013 to the federal drug charges. Today, Senior U.S. District Judge Hilda G. Tagle sentenced Juarez to 31 months in federal prison.

The evidence at trial placed Juarez and four other men in a conspiracy involving the 1,000-pound marijuana load, which was forcibly hijacked from them by unknown individuals on December 11, 2012. One month later, Juarez was injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated at his residence in Brownsville.

The jury also heard testimony that Juarez, along with co-defendants Ruben Gonzalez-Cavazos, aka Mume, and Francisco Javier Maya, provided drivers for tractor trailers to drive marijuana loads to locations, including Houston and Taylor. The men would share in the profits of each successful marijuana load.

Juarez was the mastermind behind the operation, and he directed Maya to provide bank account numbers associated with him and Gonzalez-Cavazos to deposit drug profits. Evidence was presented that a $6,000 deposit was made into an account associated with Maya on November 28, 2012, while another $6,500 was deposited into an account associated with Gonzalez-Cavazos on the same day.

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Brownsville Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Angel Castro and Jody Young.

Co-defendant Francisco Javier Maya, 35, was convicted on all counts and will be sentenced on May 13, 2014. Ruben Gonzalez-Cavazos was sentenced to 47 months in federal prison and assessed a $15,000 fine on February 3, 2014. Adolfo Lozano-Luna, aka Chefero, 35, and Alberto Martinez, aka El Diablo, 50, also pleaded guilty and will be sentenced at a later date.

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