Mexican Felon with History of Drug Trafficking in Waco Back in Federal Custody

WACO, Texas – A Mexican national was transferred into federal custody Friday and charged with illegal re-entry after being found in the McLennan County Jail.

According to court documents, Pedro Martinez-Solorzano, 41, was arrested by local law enforcement in March for evading arrest with a vehicle. Martinez-Solorzano was identified as an alien unlawfully present in the U.S. who had been previously removed to Mexico in February 2022 through Del Rio. In June 2014, Martinez-Solorzano was sentenced in Waco to 110 months federal imprisonment after pleading guilty to one count of distribution of methamphetamine, aiding and abetting.

Martinez-Solorzano made his initial appearance in a federal court in Waco today. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas made the announcement.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is investigating the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie Smith-Burris is prosecuting the case.

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, 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 Neighborhoods (PSN).

A criminal complaint is merely an allegation and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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