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BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that
Gilberto Alarcon-Holguin a\/k\/a Beto, 57, a Mexican national, who was convicted of
conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of
cocaine, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, was sentenced to serve 168 months
in prison by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.
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According to court documents, on October 14, 2017, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) seized 10 kilograms of cocaine from an identified co-conspirator. HSI obtained a phone number as a point of contact for the delivery of the cocaine, which was linked to co-conspirators of Alarcon-Holguin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On October 19, 2017, HSI conducted a controlled delivery of 10 bricks of \u201csham\u201d cocaine, which had been wrapped in the same manner as the seized kilograms of cocaine, to a motel parking lot in Corfu, NY. The bag was given to co-conspirator Eduardo Valdez, who was on the phone with Alarcon-Holguin
during the delivery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following the controlled delivery, the New York State Police conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle Valdez was riding in. HSI seized $259,960 in cash as a result of the controlled delivery.
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Subsequent investigation determined that Alarcon-Holguin had multiple communications with another co-conspirator, Edgar Pavia. Alarcon-Holguin provided instructions to Pavia about shipments of cocaine, packaging of money, and more, all of which was passed along to drug distributors supplied by Alarcon-Holguin in cities including Buffalo, and Louisville, KY. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alarcon-Holguin also passed information to Pavia that was separately conveyed to other co-conspirators, including those involved in the transportation of drugs. For example, on June 21, 2018, co-conspirator Adrian Goudelock received 40 kilograms of cocaine in Buffalo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the course of the conspiracy, Goudelock received multiple shipments of 10 kilograms of cocaine or more brokered by Pavia and supplied by Alarcon-Holguin. Alarcon-Holguin also provided instructions to Pavia on how Goudelock should wrap and mark money being sent back to Mexico. Specifically, Alarcon Holguin told Pavia that Goudelock should wrap the money into 52 packages of $10,000
each.
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Other deliveries organized by Alarcon-Holguin during the investigation included:
17 kilograms of cocaine seized from a co-conspirator in West Seneca, NY, and shipments
of 10, 15, 20, and 40 kilograms of cocaine to a co-conspirator in Kentucky. In addition,
approximately $1,144,735 in cash was seized from a commercial truck driver in Chicago,
Illinois. During the course of the investigation, investigators seized approximately
$2,600,000.
The sentencing is the result of an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Erin Keegan; the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Philip Tejera; the New York State Police, under the direction of Major Amie Feroleto; the Erie County
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Sheriff\u2019s Department, under the direction of Sheriff John Garcia; and Customs and Border
Protection Air and Marine Operations, under the direction of Director Christopher Romosz.
Additional assistance was provided by the New York National Guard and Homeland
Security Investigations, El Paso, Texas. The Justice Department\u2019s Office of International
Affairs worked with law enforcement partners in Mexico to secure the arrest and
extradition of Alarcon-Holguin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Press release BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today thatGilberto Alarcon-Holguin a\/k\/a Beto, 57, a Mexican national, who was convicted ofconspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more ofcocaine, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, was sentenced to serve 168 monthsin prison by U.S. \u2026<\/p>\n