SENTENCING — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Texas, Northern), published as received.
SENTENCING – CHRISTOPHER TRAJUAN COUSINS
On May 5, Christopher Trajuan Cousins, 28, was sentenced to 165 months in federal prison for conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery. In February 2018, Cousins and two co-conspirators robbed a Sprint store in Garland at gunpoint. The co-conspirators stole smartphones valued at approximately $13,000. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Erica Hilliard prosecuted the case.
GUILTY PLEA – OSWALDO AGUILERA-ADAME
On May 4, Oswaldo Aguilera-Adame, 29, pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to distribute a controlled substance. In June 2020, Aguilera-Adame controlled an apartment which received multiple kilograms of shipments of methamphetamine. Agents executed a search warrant of the apartment and arrested Aguilera-Adame outside of the residence. Inside the apartment, law enforcement located 18 kilograms of methamphetamine, 52 quarts of liquid methamphetamine, 24-gallon sized bags of methamphetamine, and $152,840 in drug proceeds. The Drug Enforcement Administration conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney John Kull is prosecuting the case.
SENTENCING – ARMANDO CONTRERAS-MARTINEZ
On May 5, Armando Contreras-Martinez, 27, was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. In July 2018, federal agents executed a search warrant at Contreras-Martinez’s residence. Law enforcement recovered two firearms, 5.5 kilograms of methamphetamine, and equipment used in the methamphetamine conversion process. Additionally, law enforcement located cut-up gas tanks and wheel rims that had been used to transport methamphetamine into the United States. The Drug Enforcement Administration conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Suzanna Etessam prosecuted the case.
