Criminal illegal alien sentenced to nearly 20 years for leading cartel-linked drug trafficking operation
The HSI investigation dismantled a multistate narcotics network tied to La Familia Michoacana
Navarro-Jaimes coordinated the smuggling of multikilogram quantities of cocaine and other narcotics from Mexican cartels into Houston and Dallas, with further distribution to cities in Illinois, New York, Georgia and North Carolina. He also brokered narcotics and firearms transactions on behalf of the organization.Navarro-Jaimes coordinated the smuggling of multikilogram quantities of cocaine and other narcotics from Mexican cartels into Houston and Dallas, with further distribution to cities in Illinois, New York, Georgia and North Carolina. He also brokered narcotics and firearms transactions on behalf of the organization.Navarro-Jaimes coordinated the smuggling of multikilogram quantities of cocaine and other narcotics from Mexican cartels into Houston and Dallas, with further distribution to cities in Illinois, New York, Georgia and North Carolina. He also brokered narcotics and firearms transactions on behalf of the organization.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A criminal illegal alien from Mexico who led a transnational drug trafficking organization tied to Cartel La Familia Michoacana has been sentenced to 19 years and six months in federal prison following an investigation conducted by ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations.
Baldemar Navarro-Jaimes, 36, illegally residing in Houston, was sentenced Feb. 18 by U.S. District Judge David S. Morales to 234 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by five years of supervised release. Navarro-Jaimes pleaded guilty July 1, 2025, to conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine.
“Navarro-Jaimes was not a street-level dealer — he was a leader who helped flood American communities with huge quantities of narcotics while facilitating the illegal movement of firearms to cartel operatives in Mexico,” said ICE Deputy Director Charles Wall. “HSI and our law enforcement partners will continue to identify, investigate and dismantle transnational criminal organizations that threaten public safety and fuel cartel violence on both sides of the border.”
The sentencing is the result of an HSI Corpus Christi-led Homeland Security Task Force and Smuggling and Corruption investigation known as Operation EEYORE, which targeted a criminal network operating under the direction of cartel leadership based in Michoacán, Mexico.
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/criminal-illegal-alien-sentenced-nearly-20-years-leading-cartel-linked-drug
