AMARILLO, TEXAS -- A Borger man was sentenced to eight years in prison by a federal judge Tuesday after being involved in a high profile drug conspiracy case.
Francisco "Frank" Villanueva Fernandez, 43, was also ordered to pay a $10,000 fine and forfeit about $165,000 in cash, luxury vehicles, recreational vehicles and real estate, U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña said.
Fernandez pleaded guilty in January on one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and five kilograms or more of cocaine, according to records. Authorities said Fernandez admitted to supplying narcotics to street-level dealers in and around the Amarillo area.
The items Fernandez must surrender include a Maserati, a Mercedes-Benz, a Bentley, a camper, a ski boat and trailer and real estate located at 328 and 330 N. Main in Borger, records show.
It was October 2011 when members of the Fernandez family, a business-owning family in Borger, were detained for conspiracy to distribute narcotics.
Nine individuals from the Amarillo area were arrested on various drug charges.
Three others were also sentenced in federal court Tuesday.
Dustin Engler, 25, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison on a charge of selling meth outside a grocery store in Borger. Engler's co-conspirator Raphael Garcia, 36, was sentenced to 160 months in federal prison back in January.
27-year-old David Escobar was sentenced to three years of probation and a $2,000 fine for his role in a Borger gambling enterprise.
Additionally, Leonard Anthony Scott, 45, was sentenced to 145 months in federal prison for one count of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. A co-defendant and half-brother, Tomar-Bysshe Embers, 38, was sentenced to 120 months on the same offense in February.