April 30, 2010 - United States Attorney John E. Murphy announced that 29-year-old Ismael Acosta Juarez, of Odessa, was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release for his role in a cocaine distribution conspiracy. On January 12, 2010, a federal jury found Juarez guilty of three charges—two cocaine distribution conspiracy counts as well as a substantive count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
Evidence presented during trial revealed that from June 2009 to October 2009, Juarez participated in a drug distribution conspiracy in the Midland and Odessa areas. During the execution of a search warrant at the defendant’s residence on October 2, 2009, authorities recovered approximately 378 grams of cocaine, $2,094 in U.S. currency as well as other drug paraphernalia. Other evidence showed that during the time of the conspiracy, Juarez and others were responsible for distributing a total of 746 grams of cocaine throughout the region.
This case was investigated by the Midland office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation together with the Midland County Sheriff’s Office and the Ector County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney Jeff Parras prosecuted the matter for the United States.
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