Fredis Amilcar Guiza Hernandez, a 35-year-old Honduran national, was sentenced on Mar. 24 to 37 months in prison for possessing cocaine with intent to distribute, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
The case highlights ongoing efforts by law enforcement agencies to address drug trafficking activities in the region. The sentence follows an investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Office.
Guiza Hernandez pleaded guilty on September 15, 2025, in federal district court to knowingly and intentionally possessing at least 500 grams of cocaine with intent to distribute. Authorities reported that he was arrested during a routine traffic stop on Interstate 40 by Sequoyah County Sheriff’s deputies on October 6, 2024. During the stop, deputies found him in possession of four kilograms of cocaine.
The sentencing hearing was overseen by Chief Judge Raúl M. Arias-Marxuach from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, who sat by assignment. Guiza Hernandez will remain in custody with the U.S. Marshals Service until he is transported to a designated facility within the United States Bureau of Prisons system where he will serve his non-paroleable sentence.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jordan Howanitz represented the government throughout this case.
