Carrollton woman sentenced for federal drug trafficking conspiracy

PLANO, Texas – A Carrollton woman has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.

Jessica Marie Ruiz, 43, was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Sean D. Jordan on August 27, 2025.

According to information presented in court, in 2021, Ruiz and her husband, Wesley Ruiz, were operating a methamphetamine trafficking organization while Wesley Ruiz was incarcerated for the murder of a Dallas police officer.  Wesley Ruiz used a contraband cell phone to communicate with Jessica Ruiz and their Mexico-based methamphetamine source of supply to move 18-wheeler trucks hauling kilogram quantities of methamphetamine across the U.S.-Mexico border.  Jessica Ruiz would then receive the drug shipments from truck drivers in North Texas and store the methamphetamine at her Carrollton residence before it was trafficked across the United States, including into the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for re-distribution within the prison.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).

This case was investigated by the North Texas Strike Force and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Wes Wynne.

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