Saul Blanco-Gallegos, Methamphetamine Distribution, Texas 2017

LUBBOCK – A pair of methamphetamine distributors were sent packing to prison for their roles in a multi-city conspiracy in West Texas, according to a recent sentencing hearing in federal court.

Saul Blanco-Gallegos, 37, of Grand Prairie, and Juan Rodriguez Galindo, aka Johnny, 43, of Amarillo, both pleaded guilty to their involvement in the conspiracy and were sentenced to 108 months and 130 months in federal prison, respectively.

Last week, U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings handed down sentences to several other defendants who pleaded guilty to their roles in the conspiracy in April 2017.

Those defendants and their corresponding sentences are:

Isaias Perez-Benito, 32, of Amarillo, 210 months

Corina Villalpando, 51, of Plainview, 188 months

Dusty Lee Stowers, 30, of Friona, 108 months

Mona Lesa Thomas, aka Lisa, 52, of Lubbock, 46 months

According to plea documents filed in the case, agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration and Texas Department of Public Safety conducted a lengthy investigation into a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy involving suspects in Amarillo, Plainview, Lubbock, and several other cities in the Texas Panhandle.

Through the use of various investigative techniques – including multiple undercover purchases and residential search warrants – agents were ultimately able to seize a total of approximately 10 pounds of methamphetamine, nine firearms, and nearly $20,000 in cash.

The Drug Enforcement Administration, Texas Department of Public Safety, Friona Police Department, and Plainview Police Department all contributed to the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean Long prosecuted the case.

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