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Four Mexican Nationals Sentenced for Cocaine Trafficking and Firearm Offenses
MIDLAND – In a significant blow to the illicit cocaine trade, Michael Robledo Guillen, 48, was sentenced to 97 months in prison for cocaine trafficking and a firearm offense. Guillen was the last of four Mexican nationals arrested by Odessa Police officers in December 2022 to be sentenced.
According to court documents, in December 2022, Guillen of Monterrey, Mexico; Ricardo Perez Flores, 37, of Veracruz, Mexico; Faustino Alvarez Mendoza, 22, of Michoacan, Mexico; and Ricardo Aguilar Villarreal, 37, of Monterrey, Mexico conspired to deliver one kilogram of cocaine from Dallas, Texas to Odessa, Texas.
On December XX, 2022, Odessa Police Department officers stopped the truck the four defendants were in and recovered one kilogram of cocaine from the truck’s center console along with a stolen firearm. Officers also recovered an additional loaded firearm from Mendoza’s waistband.
Earlier this month, Mendoza, Villarreal, and Flores were each sentenced to 97 months in federal prison for both cocaine trafficking and firearm offenses.
“I would like to thank our law enforcement partners for disrupting the operations of these cocaine traffickers,” said U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza. “These traffickers posed a clear threat to public safety as they were armed with loaded guns while transporting a significant amount of cocaine across the state of Texas.”
The Odessa Police Department investigated the case, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Mahoney prosecuted the case.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program that aims to reduce violent crime and gun violence in communities across the nation. The PSN program focuses on fostering trust and legitimacy in communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.
Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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