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LAREDO, Texas – Salvador Ibarra De-Alba, a 48-year-old man from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, has pleaded guilty to his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy.
De-Alba, who was named in a sealed indictment returned on August 28, 2012, admitted to supplying cocaine to relatives living in Laredo and ensuring its transportation further north into the United States.
According to court documents, De-Alba worked with his nephew, Juan Ramon Ibarra Jr., to continue the transportation of cocaine after the arrest of De-Alba’s brother, Juan Ramon Ibarra Sr. in 2010. Ibarra Sr. was sentenced to 130 months in federal prison, along with another of his sons, Alejandro Ibarra, who received a sentence of 120 months.
De-Alba is the eighth conspirator to plead guilty in the case, and he faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years up to a maximum of life in prison, as well as a possible $10 million fine.
The case is the result of a two-year Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Investigation, dubbed Silver Fox Hunt, led by the Drug Enforcement Administration with the assistance of Homeland Security Investigations.
U.S. District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo has set De-Alba’s sentencing for February 3, 2014. The United States is also seeking a money judgment in the amount of $2,408,204.
Assistant United States Attorneys James Hepburn and Elizabeth Rabe are handling the case.
Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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