Honduran National Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Charge

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Fredis Amilcar Guiza Hernandez, a/k/a Fredis Amilcar Guiza-Hernandez, age 34, of Honduras, entered a guilty plea to one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine, punishable by 5 to 40 years in prison and a $5,000,000.00 fine.

The Indictment alleged that on October 6, 2024, Guiza Hernandez knowingly and intentionally possessed 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance, with intent to distribute it.

The charge arose from an investigation by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement Division and the Sequoyah County Sheriff's Office.

The Honorable Gerald L. Jackson, U.S. Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report.

A U.S. District Court Judge will determine the sentence to be imposed after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Guiza Hernandez will remain in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jordan Howanitz represented the United States.