Houston Man Sentenced For Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – ANACLETO SILVA-HERRERA (“SILVA-HERRERA”), age 40, a resident of Houston, Texas, was sentenced by United States District Judge, Jane Triche Milazzo, on August 20, 2025, after previously pleading guilty to two counts of conspiracy to distribute, and possession with intent to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine, and possession, with intent to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine. SILVA-HERRERA was sentenced to 37 months imprisonment, one year of supervised release, and a $200 mandatory special assessment fee.

According to court documents, SILVA-HERRERA, and other co-conspirators, distributed, and possessed with intent to distribute, multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine within the Eastern District of Louisiana.  SILVA-HERRERA transported kilogram quantities of cocaine, and proceeds from the sale of narcotics, on behalf of a co-conspirator, a known Mexico-based source of supply.

This investigation was led by the Drug Enforcement Administration – New Orleans Field Division Office, and assisted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Border Patrol, the Gretna Major Crimes Task Force, the Kenner Police Department, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office, and the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office.  The prosecution is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney Lynn E. Schiffman of the Narcotics Unit.

The case was investigated under the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF). OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. For more information about Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, please visit Justice.gov/OCDETF.

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