A Mexican national living in the United States has been sentenced to five years in federal prison by the Homeland Security Task Force for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas, according to U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.
On March 31, 2026, U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III sentenced Sergio Uriel Munoz-Rodriguez, 44, to 60 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine.
According to court documents, federal authorities recognized Munoz-Rodriguez in 2020 while investigating narcotics trafficking in the Metroplex. Munoz-Rodriguez admitted to participating in a conspiracy that distributed at least 15 kilograms of methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas. During the investigation, it was discovered that Munoz-Rodriguez is a Mexican citizen who is living unlawfully in the United States.
This lawsuit is part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) project launched by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People from Invasion. The HSTF is a government-wide effort to combat criminal cartels, international gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and overseas. Through historic interagency collaboration, the HSTF directs the full resources of US law enforcement to identify, investigate, and prosecute the full range of crimes perpetrated by terrorist organizations, which have long fostered violence and instability within our borders. The HSTF maintains a specific emphasis on investigating and punishing those involved in child trafficking and other child-related offenses. The HSTF also uses all available means to prosecute and deport the most violent criminal aliens from the United States.
The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated this case, and Matthew T. Johnson, Assistant United States Attorney, prosecuted it.
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