San Antonio Man Alfredo Landin Sentenced to 190 Months for Importing Methamphetamine From Mexico: Drivers Moved 10 Kilograms or More at a Time in Hidden Compartments
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas announced that Alfredo Landin, also known as "Fredo," 28, of San Antonio, Texas, was sentenced in federal court to 190 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a substance containing methamphetamine. U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons announced the sentence.
According to court documents, Landin imported large amounts of methamphetamine, which he called "candy," from Mexico and distributed it to numerous dealers in the San Antonio area. He arranged for drivers to deliver 10 or more kilograms of narcotics at a time in hidden compartments. On July 19, 2021, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Texas Department of Public Safety found approximately eight kilograms of methamphetamine and 3.5 kilograms of heroin in a car that was on its way to drop narcotics off to Landin in Indian Creek.
Landin was arrested on April 19, 2024, and pleaded guilty on March 4, 2025. In June, Landin was sentenced to 151 months in a separate case in which he also pleaded guilty to trafficking methamphetamine; the 190-month sentence will run concurrently with that term.
"Alfredo Landin was responsible for importing large amounts of methamphetamine and heroin from Mexico to exploit our communities for financial gain," U.S. Attorney Simmons said. "Thanks to the tireless efforts of our DEA and DPS partners, we were able to interdict a large shipment of narcotics just before it was delivered to Landin, who will now spend more than 15 years in federal prison concurrent with another 12½-year sentence he is already serving."
Miguel A. Madrigal, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's San Antonio Division, said coordinated law enforcement efforts are critical to keeping communities safe and removing those who peddle drugs in San Antonio neighborhoods, and that DEA San Antonio remains relentless in its mission to dismantle criminal networks and bring those responsible to justice. The DEA and the Texas Department of Public Safety investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric Yuen prosecuted the case.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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