In Del Rio, a federal judge has sentenced 43-year-old former Del Rio police officer Raymond
Villarreal to seven years in federal prison for drug distribution announced United States Attorney
Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Shane
Folden.
At sentencing yesterday afternoon, United States District Judge Alia Moses also ordered that
Villarreal pay a $3,000 fine and be placed on supervised release for a period of five years after
completing his prison term.
“While some may mistakenly view smuggling and trafficking in narcotics as a path to a quick profit,
the sentencing of Raymond Villarreal demonstrates that serious consequences await those who
engage in this criminal activity,” said Special Agent in Charge Shane Folden, HSI San Antonio. “HSI
will continue to work closely with its law enforcement partners to bring narcotics traffickers to justice,
even those in the position of public trust.”
On May 21, 2015, Villarreal pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to
distribute a controlled substance. By pleading guilty, Villarreal admitted that from January 2012 to
December 2013, he distributed cocaine throughout the Del Rio area from his business, Raul’s Body
Shop.
This case was investigated by HSI agents out of Del Rio, TX, with the support of the Texas
Department of Public Safety, Drug Enforcement Administration, Val Verde County Sheriff’s Office
and the Del Rio Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys
Todd R. Keagle and Michael Galdo.