A Mexican national living illegally in the United States was sentenced on March 31 to five years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas, according to U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.
Sergio Uriel Munoz-Rodriguez, 44, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine. U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III handed down a sentence of 60 months in federal prison.
Court records show that federal agents identified Munoz-Rodriguez during a drug trafficking investigation in the Metroplex area in 2020. He admitted his involvement in a conspiracy responsible for distributing at least 15 kilograms of methamphetamine within the district. Investigators also determined that Munoz-Rodriguez is a citizen of Mexico who was illegally present in the United States.
This case falls under the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion. The HSTF is described as “a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad.” The task force focuses on investigating and prosecuting crimes committed by these organizations and places special emphasis on cases involving child trafficking or other crimes against children.
The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated this case, which was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew T. Johnson.
