A South Texas man and convicted felon was sentenced to 15 years in prison for drug trafficking while on federal supervision following an investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in coordination with the ATF and Texas Department of Public Safety.
The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces investigation was conducted with assistance from the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office and the Mission and Alton police departments.
Salvador Noyola, 56, from Mission, Texas, was sentenced on February 20 by Chief U.S. District Judge Randy Crane to serve 188 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by five years of supervised release.
On supervised release when he committed the crime, the court included 18 months as part of the sentence for violating that term. In handing down the sentence, Judge Crane warned Noyola, stating, “You’ve got to get out of this business… I hope that you will find another way to make money.”
Noyola pleaded guilty on May 3, 2024.
According to court documents, in December 2023, authorities arrested Noyola following a search at his residence. At the time of the search, law enforcement seized over a kilogram of powdered cocaine.
Noyola remains in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.
