Tyler woman sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking

TYLER — Theresa Cecelia Soliz, 37, has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations. According to our news partner KETK, Soliz pleaded guilty March 4 to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. She was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Thursday. Soliz was arrested in December 2019 following a routine traffic stop where she was found to be in possession of almost a kilogram of methamphetamine along with various pills, THC oil and heroin. She admitted to picking up the methamphetamine from a supplier in Dallas, and that she intended to return to Tyler and distribute it to her customers, who would then repackage and sell it to users. Soliz was indicted along with three others for federal drug trafficking violations. Nasir Saleh-Saad Jabr, of Tyler, was sentenced to 11 years and eight months in prison, Ralph Paul Pressley III, of Troup, was sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison and Tammy Lynn Dilbeck, of Troup, was sentenced to eight years and four months in prison.