A Denton man will be serving 10 years in federal prison for possessing and trafficking methamphetamine.
41-year-old Brandon Lynn Hunter pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine and was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison on Tuesday.
Hunter was arrested in 2021 after authorities executed a search warrant at his residence, revealing he was in possession of more than 35 grams of methamphetamine and drug trafficking paraphernalia.
According to the United States Attorney’s Office, Hunter admitted to being involved in a conspiracy responsible for distributing at least 45 kilograms of substances containing methamphetamine.
The case was worked as part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF), which was created in an effort to eliminate cartels, foreign gangs, transactional criminal organizations and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad.
“Through historic interagency collaboration, the HSTF directs the full might of United States law enforcement towards identifying, investigating and prosecuting the full spectrum of crimes committed by these organizations, which have long fueled violence and instability within our borders,” said the U.S. Attorney’s Office. “In performing this work, the HSTF places special emphasis on investigating and prosecuting those engaged in child trafficking or other crimes involving children.”
Multiple agencies helped in the investigation that ended with Hunter’s arrest and conviction, including the Drug Enforcement Agency, Denton Police Department, Little Elm Police Department, Denton County Sheriff’s Office and the Texas Department of Public Safety, among others.
The agencies have not release any other information in regard to which organization Hunter was involved in or what role he played in the larger drug trafficking operation.
