A 51-year-old Alamo resident, identified as Olga Lydia Segundo, has been handed a 10-year federal prison sentence for her role in a drug trafficking operation involving a significant quantity of cocaine estimated to be worth over $4 million, as reported by the U.S. Attorney's office.
After pleading guilty on April 15, Segundo's future was decided by U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzalez Ramos, carrying further a five-year term of supervised release after leaving prison. On a routine stop at the Falfurrias Border Patrol checkpoint, driving a white 2010 Chevrolet Silverado, Segundo caught the attention of law enforcement with her inconsistent travel story. While she claimed to be traveling to Austin and then Houston for a supposed job interview, authorities found her lacking any interview-appropriate attire or knowledge of basic details like the company's name, made suspicious by the freezing weather conditions and her lack of warm clothes.
Consent given by Segundo led to the discovery of a cunning concealment within the tires of her Silverado upon a thorough search. An X-ray scan revealed anomalies with welded metal casings functioning as makeshift compartments, inside of which authorities unearthed 24 bundles of cocaine. Weighing in at 48 kilograms, the stash held a street value topping $4 million. This bust contributed to the substantial sentence later handed down to Segundo.
The U.S. Attorney's office indicates that Segundo will remain in custody awaiting a transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility that has not yet been determined. The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Border Patrol worked jointly on the investigation, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Griffith leading the prosecution.
