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Waco Man Sentenced for Possessing Over Nine Gallons of Liquid Methamphetamine Base

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas

WACO – A Waco man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for attempting to manufacture methamphetamine.

According to court documents, on September 30, 2020, Joshua David Villalobos, 41, was observed draining liquid methamphetamine from a trailer that was parked in an alleyway behind Proctor Avenue in Waco.  Over nine gallons of liquid methamphetamine base were recovered from the trailer –  enough to produce an estimated 80 pounds of methamphetamine powder.

On May 18, 2021, Villalobos pleaded guilty to attempting to manufacture methamphetamine.  Villalobos has remained in federal custody since his arrest on October 6, 2020.

U.S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff of the Western District of Texas and Waco Police Chief Sheryl D. Victorian made the announcement.

The Waco Police Department Drug Enforcement Unit investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie Smith-Burris prosecuted the case.

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Updated September 8, 2021
Topic
Drug Trafficking
Component
USAO - Texas, Western

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