Press Release
Methamphetamine Distributor Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas
DALLAS — This morning, U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey sentenced Raul Garibay, 25, of Grand Prairie, Texas, to 240 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in March 2017 to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute a schedule II controlled substance, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
Co-defendants Alfonso Mercado-Cruz, 32, Gerardo Galvan, 28, and Fernando Mora-Martinez, 43, also pleaded guilty to their role in the conspiracy. Judge Godbey sentenced Mora-Martinez to 66 months in prison and Galvan to 70 months in prison. Mercado-Cruz is scheduled to be sentenced on October 2, 2017.
According to plea documents filed in Garibay’s case, from January l, 2016 through May 19, 2016, Garibay, along with Galvan, Mercado-Cruz and Mora-Martinez conspired to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The defendants used a trailer house, equipped with only a stove, in Grand Prairie, Texas, to cook and prepare methamphetamine for distribution.
A search of the trailer house revealed approximately 4 kilograms of methamphetamine in liquid, powder, and crystal form in various stages of processing.
The Drug Enforcement Administration, Lewisville Police Department, Grand Prairie Police Department, and the Dallas Police Department investigated the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney George Leal is in charge of the prosecution.
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Contact
Lisa Slimak
214-659-8600
Lisa.Slimak@usdoj.gov
Updated September 25, 2017
Topic
Drug Trafficking
Component