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Date: 12-14-2021
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Case Number: 5:19-cr-00400-SMH-MLH
Judge: S. Maurice Hicks, Jr.
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (Caddo County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Shreveport, Louisiana criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with possession of Methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
Juan Francisco Salas, age 45, was charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. On December 5, 2019, a trooper with the Louisiana State Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle being driven by Salas. After a period of questioning, the trooper searched Salas’ vehicle and discovered approximately ten kilograms of methamphetamine inside a box in the rear cargo area. Salas admitted that he knew the illegal narcotics were in the trunk. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Laboratory tested the seized methamphetamine and confirmed that the amount seized totaled 9,205 grams.
This case was investigated by the DEA and Louisiana State Police and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Leon H. Whitten.
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 76 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervise release.
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