Houston Man Guilty of Drug Trafficking in Eastern District of Texas
Posted/updated on: February 2, 2012 at 1:49 pm
TYLER – A 21-year-old Houston man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas. Saul Cobarrubias pleaded guilty on Jan. 31 to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to money launder. The plea came in Tyler before U.S. Magistrate Judge Judith K. Guthrie.
According to prosecutors, on Mar. 9, 2011, Cobarrubias traveled from Houston to Tyler with 2 kilograms of cocaine for distribution in the area. Cobarrubias admitted that he possessed between 15 and 50 kilograms of cocaine for distribution in East Texas. Cobarrubias also admitted to assisting in the collection of illegal proceeds from the sale and purchase of cocaine and using bank accounts to manage the funds from the drug trafficking and to conceal the nature of the illegal proceeds. Cobarrubias was indicted by a federal grand jury on July 13, 2011. Cobarrubias faces at least 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not been set.
