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Irving man sentenced to 30 months for money laundering in drug trafficking case

Jose Guadalupe Lopez-Arana, 41, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and was sentenced in federal court in the Eastern District of Texas.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 28, 2026, 6:01 p.m. ET
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A 41-year-old Mexican national illegally living in Irving, Texas, was to 30 months in federal prison on August 27, 2026, for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Texas. The announcement was made on August 28, 2026. Jose Guadalupe Lopez-Arana pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and aiding and abetting. U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant imposed the sentence. According to court information, Lopez-Arana was identified in 2023 during an investigation into a drug trafficking conspiracy distributing methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl. He was responsible for receiving and delivering proceeds from the organization to conceal illegal activity, laundering between $150,000 and $250,000. The case was investigated as part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF), established by Executive Order 14159. The HSTF is a partnership of federal agencies, including the FBI, DEA, ATF, and ICE-HSI, focused on dismantling cartels and transnational organizations. The prosecution was led by Assistant U.S. Attorney Wes Wynne.

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