Former Hidalgo County sheriff’s deputy sentenced for cocaine trafficking

Former Hidalgo County sheriff’s deputy sentenced for cocaine trafficking

A former Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for drug trafficking. Baldemar Cardenas, a 39-year-old McAllen resident, pleaded guilty on April 1, 2022 to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas announced in a press release. “At the time of his plea, Cardenas admitted that in Januar…

Former Florida Deputy Gets Over 17 Years For Drug Trafficking, Fraud, And Tax Evasion

Former Nassau County Sheriff’s Deputy and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Task Force Officer James Darrell Hickox, 38, of Callahan, was sentenced to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison for a string of federal offenses, including conspiring to distribute narcotics, defrauding the United States,… Former Florida Deputy Gets Over 17 Years For Drug Trafficking, Fraud, And Tax Evasion

Former deputy sheriff heads to prison for drug trafficking

McALLEN, Texas – A former deputy with the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office has been ordered to prison following his conviction of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine, announced acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Baldemar Cardenas, 39, McAllen, pleaded guilty April 1, 2022. Chief U.S. District Judge […]

Former South Texas deputy gets prison for role in deceptive cocaine conspiracy

A former Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office deputy was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for his role in a cocaine trafficking ring.Authorities said the coconspirators would create low-purity bundles of cocaine, which they’d tip off authorities to seize, then they’d sell the high quality cocaine they kept. The move allowed them to avoid being blamed by the supplier for the lost cocaine even as they sold most of the drug that had been…

Former Texas Deputy Sheriff Heads to Prison for Drug Trafficking

MCALLEN, TX – A former deputy with the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office has been ordered to prison following his conviction of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine, as announced by acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery, of the Southern District of Texas.  Baldemar Cardenas, 39, McAllen, pleaded guilty on April 1, 2022. Learn More Here.