U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that KEVIN DECUIR, age 24, of Brownsville, Texas, was sentenced today for charges relating to narcotics trafficking.
DECUIR pled guilty on Jan. 3, 2018, to conspiring to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine hydrochloride. According to court documents, DECUIR, along with co-defendants Roel RANGEL and Victor ESQUIVEL, conspired to distribute approximately 28 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride.
Judge Ivan L. R. Lemelle sentenced DECUIR to 120 months in the Bureau of Prisons, as well as 5 years of supervised release following the term of imprisonment.
U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of Homeland Security Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas D. Moses is in charge of the prosecution
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys