A Honduran citizen was sentenced to 134 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs announced. U.S. District Judge Sean D. Jordan imposed the sentence on October 30, 2026. The man, Argenis Alfredo Brizo-Mendoza, 31, had pleaded guilty.
According to information presented in court, Brizo-Mendoza was a drug courier for a trafficking organization that supplied fentanyl and methamphetamine from Mexico. He was responsible for storing and distributing large amounts of narcotics in the Austin area, the release said.
The case is part of the Homeland Security Task Force initiative, which was established by Executive Order 14159. The task force is a partnership among federal agencies focused on criminal cartels, gangs, and trafficking networks, according to the announcement.