A 38-year-old Honduran man, whose case concluded last Thursday, was sentenced to 101 months in prison for multiple offenses. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, the man, identified as SOLORZANO-DOMINGUEZ, will also face five years of supervised release and is required to pay a $400 mandatory special assessment fee. His offenses include possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession of a firearm in connection with drug trafficking, possession of firearms as a convicted felon, and illegal reentry into the United States.
Court documents detailed SOLORZANO-DOMINGUEZ's activities, revealing that in late January he not only possessed cocaine, but also a nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol, specifically a Taurus Model G2C, and these were not his initial encounters with the justice system, given his previous felony conviction in Mississippi and his deportation from the United States on July 9, 2010, the reentry following which led to his most recent arrest and subsequent prosecution. The conviction is part of a broader initiative called Operation Take Back America, a comprehensive effort by the Department of Justice aimed at combating illegal immigration and targeting the cartel and transnational criminal organizations that support it.
Behind the scenes of this operation, the press release highlights the collaborative effort involving multiple agencies, including the Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations, United States Border Patrol, Kenner Police Department, and Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. These agencies worked together under the Gretna Major Crimes Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lynn E. Schiffman from the Narcotics Unit led the prosecution, ensuring these charges were firmly pursued in court.
