Andres Saucedo, Jr., a Dallas resident, was arrested on June 4, 2025, for allegedly shooting at an undercover FBI Task Force Officer. The officer was surveilling Saucedo to prevent a robbery of methamphetamine in the Dallas area. This announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Nancy E. Larson.
A criminal complaint filed on June 3, 2025, alleges that Saucedo and Angel Flores were involved in importing and trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine and heroin from a Mexico-based drug organization. Court documents indicate that Flores sold undercover agents a kilogram of heroin for $7,200 in the Dallas area late last year. Flores and Saucedo continued selling kilogram quantities of methamphetamine until Flores’ arrest on May 21, 2025. They orchestrated the sale of two kilograms of methamphetamine on May 20, 2025.
The investigation revealed that Flores and Saucedo plotted to rob another trafficker of thirty to forty kilograms of methamphetamine on May 19, 2025. While under surveillance to prevent this robbery, they attempted to lure federal agents into an ambush where their coconspirators would shoot them. Before reaching the ambush site, Saucedo fired at an undercover FBI Task Force Officer with the Dallas Police Department’s OCDETF North Texas Strike Force. The officer was not hit but had to cease surveillance for safety reasons.
Saucedo is charged with conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and assaulting a federal agent using a deadly weapon. Flores faces similar charges from May 2025.
Previously convicted in December 2011 for conspiracy related to cocaine distribution, Saucedo served a federal prison sentence following his conviction by United States District Judge Terry Means in Fort Worth.
At his initial appearance on June 6, 2025, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Brian McKay, Saucedo was detained in federal custody. Flores appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Rebecca Rutherford on May 23, 2025, and remains detained as well. Both face potential life imprisonment if convicted.
Acting U.S. Attorney Nancy E. Larson stated: “We are fighting drug trafficking on multiple dangerous fronts…The full prosecution of those in the drug trade and the violence they bring is a top priority.”
FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge R. Joseph Rothrock remarked: “This incident serves as a stark reminder of the danger agents and task force officers face every day.”
DEA Dallas Field Division Special Agent Eduardo A. Chávez added: “Assaulting a Federal Agent can never be tolerated…we will use every tool available to investigate and prosecute those who feel violent acts against our agents are held accountable.”
Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux praised the collaboration between local and federal law enforcement: “These joint task force collaborations are essential in keeping our community safe.”
A criminal complaint is merely an allegation; all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
The operation involved DEA, FBI, HSI, Dallas Police Department personnel among others as part of Operation Take Back America aimed at combating illegal immigration and transnational crime organizations.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Courtney Coker is prosecuting this case.
