Honduran national sentenced for methamphetamine in federal prison

BEAUMONT, Texas - A Honduran national serving a federal prison sentence in the Eastern District of Texas has been sentenced for possessing contraband, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.

Viljar Eduardo Rosales-Lara, 35, pleaded guilty to possession of a prohibited object in prison and was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Marcia A. Crone on September 2, 2025.

According to information presented in court, Rosales-Lara, while serving a federal prison sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Beaumont, was found to have 15 individually wrapped bundles of methamphetamine during a pat-down search inside his prison cell.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).

This case was investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Rachel Grove.

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