Sheriff Aaron Mitchell announces Sergio A Valdez (age-28) of Zwolle was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison (7 years, 3 months), followed by 3 years of supervised release in United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana in Shreveport today, March 20, 2024.
Valdez was convicted of Distribution of Methamphetamine.
On March 22, 2023, federal and state law enforcement agents conducted a controlled purchase of methamphetamine from Valdez in Sabine Parish. Agents were able to obtain information that Valdez sold an individual methamphetamine outside of his home. The drugs which were sold by Valdez were sent to the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Southeast Laboratory for testing and found to have a net weight of approximately 2 ounces of pure methamphetamine.
A federal grand jury returned an indictment on June 28, 2023, charging Valdez with one count of distribution of methamphetamine and he pleaded guilty to the charge on November 7, 2023.
The case was investigated by the FBI and Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Office and prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office in Shreveport.
Sheriff Mitchell said this is the second federal prison sentence handed down in the past two days and there will be more sentences to come in the next few months.