A Houston man prosecutors say helped run a multi-state narcotics pipeline tied to Mexican cartels was hit with nearly 20 years in federal prison yesterday, capping a case that stretched from Texas to the East Coast.
U.S. District Judge David S. Morales sentenced 36-year-old Baldemar Navarro-Jaimes to 234 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Navarro-Jaimes had previously pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. Prosecutors say he brokered drug and firearms deals that funneled narcotics into Houston and Dallas before they were moved on to other states, including Illinois, New York, Georgia and North Carolina.
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— U.S. Attorney SDTX (@USAOSDTX) Feb 18, 2026
Evidence, Quantities and the Dallas Stash House
According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas, investigators tied Navarro-Jaimes to about nine kilograms of cocaine, 23 kilograms of methamphetamine and more than 10 firearms…