Date: 10-22-2024

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United States of America v. Joshua Ruben Olivencia

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Court: The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (Bexar County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office in San Antonio

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San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant name charged with Conspiring to Import Meth through Del Rio
Killeen Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Import Meth through Del Rio

Joshua Ruben Olivencia, 34, and other co-defendants were arrested at a hotel in Del Rio on Aug. 1, 2020, after an investigation revealed they were involved in a conspiracy to import methamphetamine from Mexico and distribute it in the United States. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered 16 individual multilayered packages of methamphetamine concealed inside the door panels of codefendant Bibiana Ira Ortiz’s vehicle during a port of entry inspection.

Olivencia had distributed methamphetamine in and around Austin, Killeen, Temple and Belton, and had employed a few distributors who worked in Austin and the surrounding areas. On July 31, 2020, he and codefendant David Ray Coplin traveled to Del Rio to meet Ortiz and another codefendant, Jimmie Troy Palmer III. Olivencia gave Palmer $18,500 to purchase methamphetamine in Mexico.

Ortiz pleaded guilty on June 7, 2021 to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine. She was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison. Palmer pleaded guilty on July 21, 2021 to one count of conspiracy to import methamphetamine and was sentenced to 300 months in federal prison. Coplin pleaded guilty on March 8, 2021 to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of felon in possession of a firearm. He is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 31.

U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas made the announcement.

Homeland Security Investigations investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Rex Beasley prosecuted the case.

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Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 264 months in prison

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