LAREDO, Texas - A 23-year-old man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction for importing and possessing with the intent to distribute crystal methamphetamine, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Manual Alfredo Mancillas, of Seattle, Washington, pleaded guilty April 4, 2017, to conspiracy to import, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, possession with intent to distribute and importing methamphetamine.
Today, U.S. District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo handed Mancillas a total sentence of 84 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.
In January 2017, Mancillas travelled from his home in Seattle to San Antonio. He then boarded a bus bound for Mexico, where he took possession of a small pick-up truck that had crystal methamphetamine hidden in the vehicle’s oil pan.
On Jan. 19, 2017, Mancillas applied for entry into the United States from Mexico at the Lincoln Juarez International Bridge in Laredo. At that time, Customs and Border Protection officers discovered the crystal methamphetamine, which had a weight of four kilograms.
Mancillas has been and will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Giselle S. Guerra prosecuted the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
