Luke Law, Methamphetamine Smuggling, Texas 2021

Dallas Man Sentenced for Smuggling $1.1 Million of Methamphetamine

A 20-year-old Dallas resident has been sent to federal prison for illegally importing approximately 25.16 kilograms of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.

Luke Law, 20, pleaded guilty to the crime on December 1, 2021. On June 6, 2021, Law attempted to cross into the United States after vacationing in Monterrey, Mexico. Authorities referred his vehicle to the secondary inspection area where a K-9 alerted to the presence of narcotics. An X-ray scan revealed anomalies behind the vehicle's gas tank. Upon further investigation, law enforcement discovered a total of 29 bundles of meth wrapped in clear tape weighing approximately 25.16 kilograms.

The drugs have an estimated street value of approximately $1.1 million. Law has been and will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons Facility to be determined in the near future.

According to court documents, Law attempted to smuggle the methamphetamine into the United States after vacationing in Mexico. The estimated street value of the seized narcotics totals $1.1 million.

U.S. District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo sentenced Law to serve a total of 60 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by three years of supervised release. As a condition of his supervised release, Judge Marmolejo ordered Law to speak to high schools at least three times a year about avoiding drugs and avoiding the choices he made.

Homeland Security Investigations and Customs and Border Protection conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Makens prosecuted the case.

Law has been and will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons Facility to be determined in the near future.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/texas-man-sentenced-smuggling-11m-crystal-meth