PLANO, Texas – Argenis Alfredo Brizo-Mendoza, 31, was sentenced to 134 months in federal prison for his involvement in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas.
Brizo-Mendoza, a citizen of Honduras, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. U.S. District Judge Sean D. Jordan imposed the sentence on October 30, 2026. The case was investigated by the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) in the Eastern District of Texas.
According to information presented in court, Brizo-Mendoza served as a drug courier for a trafficking organization that supplied narcotics, primarily fentanyl and methamphetamine, from Mexico. He was responsible for storing and distributing large amounts of these narcotics in the Austin area. The release notes that the HSTF is a whole-of-government partnership established by Executive Order 14159, aimed at eliminating criminal cartels and transnational criminal organizations.
The investigation involved multiple federal agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the U.S. Marshals Service. The prosecution was led by Assistant U.S. Attorney William R. Tatum.
