WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
AUSTIN, Texas - A Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) case resulted in an Austin man being sentenced in federal court to 20 years in prison for trafficking methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas.
According to court documents, on May 31, 2025, James Everett McFarlin, 52, drove from Austin to a residence in Houston. McFarlin, who was under investigation by Homeland Security Investigations and the Austin Police Department, was only at the residence for approximately six minutes before he began driving back to Austin.
On his return trip, McFarlin w...