Texas Mexican Mafia Members, Drug Trafficking, Texas 2013

Three members of the Texas Mexican Mafia have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a heroin and cocaine trafficking ring in Corpus Christi, Texas.

According to the United States Attorney’s office, Alejandro Guerrero, 39, of Corpus Christi, was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute heroin after a two-day jury trial in October 2013.

Guerrero was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Hayden W. Head to a total term of 188 months in federal prison, which will be immediately followed by five years of supervised release.

Jose Miguel Zuniga, 33, also of Corpus Christi, and Alberto Donicio Galindo, 38, of Laredo, had previously entered guilty pleas to possession with intent to distribute heroin and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, respectively.

Zuniga and Galindo were sentenced to 74 and 24 months in federal prison, respectively, and will serve three years of supervised release.

The case was investigated by the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Corpus Christi Police Department.

The defendants are awaiting transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility, and will remain in custody until then.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Michael Hess.

The investigation revealed that Guerrero met with a courier from Laredo on two occasions at a Corpus Christi Walmart, and that a loaded handgun was discovered in the passenger compartment of Guerrero’s vehicle. ‘Black tar’ heroin was also found hidden in a secret compartment of Guerrero’s vehicle.

Galindo was a courier for the Laredo drug source, delivering 4 ½ ounces of cocaine to Esparza in April 2011. Zuniga, another member of the TMM, admitted to purchasing an ounce of heroin from Esparza in May 2011, which he intended to distribute.

The defendants’ involvement in the heroin conspiracy dates back to 2011, when they began receiving shipments of narcotics from Laredo.

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