An El Salvadoran national living illegally in Tulsa was indicted on Mar. 12 for possessing firearms and ammunition unlawfully, as well as distributing drugs in the Northern District of Oklahoma.
Geovanny Alexander Pineda-Cubias, 25, faces charges including being an alien unlawfully in the United States in possession of a firearm and ammunition, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, maintaining a drug-involved premises, and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes.
According to authorities, agents began investigating Pineda-Cubias after he posted on social media about selling drugs and possessing firearms. He also allegedly advertised a firearm and a machine gun conversion device known as a “Glock switch.” During their investigation, agents determined that Pineda-Cubias was unlawfully present in the United States and had previously been removed from the country. He is not legally allowed to possess firearms.
Law enforcement stopped a vehicle where Pineda-Cubias was a passenger. During the stop, officers found two firearms, cocaine, and cash. A subsequent search warrant at his home led to the recovery of more than 300 rounds of ammunition, additional cocaine, and drug distribution paraphernalia.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Homeland Security Investigations; the Drug Enforcement Administration Tulsa Resident Office; the Oklahoma Highway Patrol; and the Tulsa Police Department are investigating this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mike Flesher is prosecuting it.
This prosecution is part of the Homeland Security Task Force initiative established by Executive Order 14159: Protecting the American People Against Invasion. The task force focuses on eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling operations within the United States and abroad. Special emphasis is placed on crimes involving children or child trafficking.
An indictment is merely an allegation. The defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in court.
