A Dallas man has been sentenced on March 19 to 20 years in federal prison for his role in trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas, according to U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.
Esteban Castillo, age 26, pleaded guilty to conspiracy with intent to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine. U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III handed down a sentence of 240 months in federal prison.
Court records show that federal agents began investigating a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization operating a narcotics distribution cell in North Texas in 2021. The investigation found that Castillo was part of a group purchasing large quantities of illegal drugs—including methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and marijuana—for further distribution. The conspiracy involved at least 45 kilograms or more of methamphetamine.
This case is part of the Homeland Security Task Force initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion. The task force is described as a whole-of-government partnership focused on eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings both within the United States and abroad. It places special emphasis on crimes involving children and uses all available tools to prosecute and remove violent criminal aliens from the country.
The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration along with the Denison Police Department and Mesquite Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Johnson prosecuted the case.
