Texas Border Business
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas
LAREDO, Texas – A 41-year-old resident of Monterrey, Mexico, has been sentenced for his role in conspiring to import 300 pounds of meth.
Allan Alberto Moreno Trevino pleaded guilty March 5, 2024.
U.S. District Judge Diana Saldaña has now ordered Trevino to serve 87 months in federal prison. Not a U.S. citizen, he is expected to face removal proceedings following his imprisonment. At the hearing, the court heard additional evidence that Trevino had worked with drug traffickers in the past including removing a fuel tank containing drugs from another vehicle for which he was paid $1,000. In handing down the sentence, the court noted that although this was Trevino’s first offense, a significant sentence would be appropriate under the circumstances and the degree of his involvement.
On Nov. 22, 2o23, Trevino drove an older model Ford F-250 from Mexico across the Laredo Colombia Solidarity International Bridge. Law enforcement subsequently referred him to secondary inspection where an x-ray revealed anomalies within the vehicle’s fuel tank.
While inspecting the vehicle, authorities noticed Trevino pacing and appearing nervous, eventually asking them if they had found something.
They discovered the fuel tank was filled with liquid meth mixed with gasoline. Law enforcement extracted nine buckets of the mixture with an approximate gross weight of 137.2 kilograms and an estimated street value of $340,000.
As part of his plea, Trevino stated he expected to be paid between $1,500 and $2,000 for transporting the drugs from Mexico.
He also admitted knowing the fuel tank contained a controlled substance which he was to deliver to others in San Antonio where the liquid meth would then be extracted.
Trevino will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.
Homeland Security Investigations conducted the investigation with the assistance of Customs and Border Protection. Assistant U.S. Attorney Homero Ramirez is prosecuting the case.
Updated February 26, 2025
