Dallas Texas Man Sentenced To Over 6 Years In Federal Prison For Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine

Fayetteville, Arkansas - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Juan Francisco Alcocer, age 32, of Dallas, Texas, was sentenced yesterday to 75 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release on one count of Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute. The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.

According to court records, during January 2018, investigators received information that Alcocer was distributing methamphetamine in Northwest Arkansas. During the course of the investigation, probable cause was established to support a search warrant for Alcocer’s hotel room. During the search of the hotel room, law enforcement officers revealed pipes, digital scales, and bags of methamphetamine. The DEA Crime Lab results confirmed that the substance seized weighed and contained 480.03 grams of actual methamphetamine.

Alcocer was indicted by a federal grand jury in March 2018 and entered a guilty plea in June 2018.

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and Springdale Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Amy Driver prosecuted the case for the United States.