Garland man sentenced to federal prison for trafficking drugs in the Eastern District of Texas

PLANO, Texas –A Garland man has been sentenced to over 19 years in federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.

 

Jessie Zavaleta Peralta, 37, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine and was sentenced to 235 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Sean D. Jordan on February 26, 2026.

 

According to information presented in court, Peralta was part of a drug trafficking organization that trafficked methamphetamine that had been imported from Mexico.  Peralta stored large amounts of methamphetamine, and other narcotics, at his Garland residence before distributing in the Metroplex.

 

This case is part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion. The HSTF is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational 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. In performing this work, the HSTF places special emphasis on investigating and prosecuting those engaged in child trafficking or other crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States.

 

This case was investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney William R. Tatum.