Fredis Amilcar Guiza Hernandez, a 35-year-old Honduran national, was sentenced on Mar. 24 to 37 months in prison for possessing cocaine with intent to distribute, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
The case highlights ongoing efforts by law enforcement agencies to combat drug trafficking in the region. The investigation involved Homeland Security Investigations, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Office.
Guiza Hernandez pleaded guilty on September 15, 2025, in federal district court after admitting he knowingly possessed at least 500 grams of cocaine with intent to distribute. Authorities reported that he was arrested during a routine traffic stop by Sequoyah County Sheriff’s deputies on Interstate 40 on October 6, 2024. Deputies discovered four kilograms of cocaine during the stop.
The sentencing hearing was overseen by Chief Judge Raúl M. Arias-Marxuach of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, who sat by assignment. Guiza Hernandez will remain in custody with the U.S. Marshals Service until he is transported to a Bureau of Prisons facility where he will serve his sentence without parole.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jordan Howanitz prosecuted the case.
