A Dallas man, Angel Flores, was sentenced on April 22 to 30 years in federal prison for assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon and for trafficking methamphetamine and heroin, according to United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould.
Flores, age 36, received his sentence from United States District Judge Ed Kinkeade after being found guilty of assaulting a federal officer and conspiring to possess with intent to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine and heroin. The case highlights ongoing efforts by law enforcement agencies in North Texas to address violent crime and narcotics distribution.
Court records show that Flores, along with Andres Saucedo Jr., participated in importing drugs from a Mexico-based organization. In late 2024, Flores sold an undercover agent one kilogram of heroin for $7,200. The group continued selling kilogram quantities of methamphetamine until Flores was arrested on May 21, 2025. The day before his arrest by FBI SWAT agents, they arranged the sale of two kilograms of methamphetamine. Authorities also discovered that Flores and others plotted to rob another trafficker of up to forty kilograms of methamphetamine. During surveillance intended to prevent this robbery on May 19, Saucedo fired at an undercover FBI Task Force Officer after realizing they were being followed.
“Angel Flores was not only a drug trafficker who poisoned our communities with massive amounts of deadly heroin and methamphetamine, he was also a predator in the violent business of robbing other narco-traffickers,” said U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould. “This predator of predators will spend the next 30 years extracted from our community.”
FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge R. Joseph Rothrock said: “Combatting violent crime and drug trafficking is the primary focus of the Dallas Homeland Security Task Force. The sentence imposed in this case underscores the seriousness of the defendant’s role in distributing large quantities of narcotics and assaulting a federal law enforcement officer. The FBI will continue working with our partners to dismantle the infrastructure of drug trafficking organizations in our communities.”
Joseph B. Tucker, Special Agent in Charge at DEA Dallas added: “Yesterday’s sentence is an example of the serious consequences of dealing dangerous drugs and committing violent acts in our communities… DEA Dallas is committed to hold the rule of law and protect American lives… [and] bring them to justice.”
The investigation involved multiple agencies as part of an initiative under Executive Order 14159 called Protecting the American People Against Invasion—a whole-of-government partnership focused on dismantling criminal cartels operating within U.S borders.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District prosecutes federal crimes such as these across its jurisdiction covering about eight million residents over a territory spanning roughly 96,000 square miles according to its official website. It operates out offices including those at Earle Cabell Federal Building in Dallas as well as branch locations across Fort Worth, Lubbock, Amarillo, and Abilene according to its official website. Employing around one hundred assistant attorneys plus support staff according to its official website, it serves both prosecutorial duties—handling cases like this—and representing government interests through civil litigation according to its official website.
Broader efforts continue through outreach programs designed promote trust between local communities served by this office according to its official website.
