A 42-year-old Mexican national has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for his involvement in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy, according to U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.
Abrahan Solano-Zarate, who was living illegally in Dallas, pled guilty to conspiracy to possess cocaine with the purpose to distribute. US District Judge Sean D. Jordan sentenced him to 168 months in federal prison on June 10, 2026. According to court filings, Solano-Zarate was part of a conspiracy that transported huge amounts of cocaine from Mexico into the Eastern District of Texas and beyond, and he admitted to distributing at least five kilograms of cocaine.
This case is part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) effort, which was formed under Executive Order 14159: Protecting the American People Against Invasion. The HSTF is a comprehensive government partnership dedicated to dismantling criminal cartels, international gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and around the world. The task force focuses on investigating and prosecuting crimes against children and using all available measures to remove dangerous criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Dallas consists of agents and officers from many agencies, including the FBI Dallas Field Office, ICE-HSI, DEA Dallas Field Division, ATF Dallas Field Division, IRS-CD, USPIS, FAMS, USSS, DSS, TEXOMA HIDTA, and USMS Eastern District of Texas. Matthew T. Johnson, Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, headed the prosecution.
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