Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Transport 28 Kilograms of Cocaine

Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that KEVIN DECUIR, age 23, of Brownsville, Texas, pled guilty today to conspiring to distribute and to possesses with the intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine hydrochloride. 

According to court documents, DECUIR, along with co-defendants ROEL RANGEL and VICTOR ESQUIVEL, conspired to distribute over 28 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride. 

RANGEL and ESQUIVEL each previously pled guilty to the same charges.  They are scheduled to be sentenced on February 28, 2018, and March 28, 2018, respectively. 

DECUIR faces a sentence of imprisonment of at least ten years and up to life.  U.S. District Court Judge Ivan L. R. Lemelle will sentence DECUIR on April 11, 2018.

Acting U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the Department of Homeland Security and the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office.  Assistant United States Attorney Nicholas D. Moses is in charge of the prosecution.