DALLAS - Joshua Diaz, 28, a Dallas man who was arrested in June 2016 following a law enforcement investigation into a drug trafficking organization that operated out of the Pleasant Grove, Seagoville and Balch Springs areas, has been sentenced, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
Last week, Diaz was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn to 240 months in federal prison. Diaz pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of a controlled substance in October 2016.
According to documents filed in the case, on May 10, 2016, Diaz supplied an undercover officer with approximately 951 grams of methamphetamine. Diaz is responsible for at least 1550.84 grams of methamphetamine.
The investigation into this drug trafficking organization began in early January 2016. During the investigation, law enforcement has seized more than 6700 grams of methamphetamine, approximately 13.2 kilograms of methamphetamine oil, 62 grams of marijuana, 2.5 grams of heroin, and 20 ml of gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), as well as 12 firearms and $12,379 in cash.
The Dallas Police Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Wirmani prosecuted.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
