Dallas meth trafficking ring leader sentenced after attempted FBI ambush

The Brief

  • Dallas man Angel Flores received a 30-year federal prison sentence for large-scale drug trafficking and assaulting a federal officer.
  • The conviction stems from an attempted ambush where Flores and a co-conspirator lured federal agents into a trap and fired shots at an undercover officer.
  • Flores was linked to a Mexico-based organization, distributing kilogram quantities of meth and heroin throughout the Dallas area.

DALLAS A Dallas man received a 30-year sentence to federal prison for assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon and drug trafficking.

Dallas drug trafficker sentenced to 30 years

What we know:

36-year-old Angel Flores of Dallas was sentenced on April 22, 2026, for assaulting a federal officer and conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin.

According to court records, Flores and 42-year-old Andres Saucedo, Jr. of Dallas, were involved in importing and trafficking large quantities of meth and heroin obtained from a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization.

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