Out-of-State Dealer Gets 10-Year Federal Sentence After Interstate Drug Bust
· Texas Border Business
A 52-year-old man from Michigan, Jose Taurus Burks, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempting to distribute 14 kilograms of cocaine. Burks pleaded guilty on March 31, 2025, after being arrested at a Border Patrol checkpoint in Sarita, Texas, where authorities found the drugs hidden in a suitcase. He was traveling with Walter Lee Houze, who was also implicated and received a similar sentence of 10 years on August 12, 2025. Both men will serve five years of supervised release after their prison terms. The investigation was conducted by ICE and Border Patrol.
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