Mexican National Sentenced for Drug Trafficking
Posted/updated on: June 23, 2011 at 6:11 pm
TYLER – A Mexican national has appeared in Tyler federal court to be sentenced to for drug trafficking violation in East Texas. Gabriel Hernandez Rodriguez, who was illegally living in Tyler, pleaded guilty in February to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of more than 50 grams of actual methamphetamine. He was sentenced yesterday to 135 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Leonard E. Davis. Rodriguez was also ordered to submit to forfeiture in the amount of $50,000.00.
Federal prosecutors say, from an unknown date to January 13, 2010, Rodriguez conspired with Jose Zavala of Whitehouse to distribute methamphetamine in East Texas. Rodriguez also possessed a firearm in furtherance of his drug trafficking activities. Rodriguez was arrested last September 28 and charged with federal drug trafficking crimes.
Zavala pleaded guilty last July and was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison on March 28, 2011.
