DHS Task Force Investigation Leads to 20-Year Prison Term for Illegal Alien Drug Trafficker
by Bob Price 14 May 2026
A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) task force investigation led to a 20-year prison sentence for an illegal alien from Mexico convicted of trafficking methamphetamine in Texas. Prosecutors said the criminal alien trafficked large quantities from Mexico into East Texas.
Mauricio Diaz-Abraham, a 37-year-old illegal alien from Mexico, appeared before U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant on May 12 for a sentencing hearing in Sherman, Texas. The judge handed down a 240-month prison sentence following the conviction on drug trafficking charges. Diaz-Abraham pleaded guilty in a sealed plea in June 2025, court records obtained by Breitbart Texas revealed.
Prosecutors said that Diaz-Abraham began trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine from Mexico in 2020. The Mexican national was living illegally in Arlington, Texas, and was part of a conspiracy to move the drugs from Mexico to East Texas.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas stated that Diaz-Abraham admitted to being “personally responsible for the distribution of at least 4.5 kilograms of methamphetamine.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office stated:
https://www.alipac.us/f12/dhs-task-force-investigation-leads-20-year-prison-term-illegal-alien-drug-traf-439003/
