Last members of drug-trafficking ‘Goon Squad’ sentenced in Dallas

The last two members of a violent, family-run drug-trafficking operation that targeted other drug dealers have been sentenced to federal prison, prosecutors announced Thursday.

In all, 10 people have been sentenced in the case, including the two brothers and a sister who led the gang that operated from November 2011 until June 3, 2014.

Last week, Elva Sofia Ibarra, 37, of Dallas was sentenced to just over 11 years in prison and Quinton Walker, 30, also of Dallas, was sentenced to more than seven years, both on charges of drug trafficking and robbery.

The group, nicknamed the Goon Squad by federal agents, was formed to traffic in drugs and commit robberies, burglaries and other violet acts, according to court documents. The gang was involved in cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana trafficking.

Leaders and squad members were arrested last summer, the culmination of several months’ investigation by the FBI and Dallas police.

The squad was led by Hilberto Ibarra, 30, and Cesar Ibarra, 40, both of Mansfield, along with their sister, Elva Ibarra.

Elva Ibarra’s boyfriend, Lauro Reyes-Serrano, 30, of Dallas was a member of the gang as was Cesar Ibarra’s son, Cesar Ibarra Jr., 22, of Dallas.

Those sentenced earlier in federal court and the length of their sentences are: Cesar and Hilberto Ibarra, almost 20 years; Cesar Ibarra Jr., eight months; Reyes-Serrano, almost five years; Nicolas Manriquez. 29, of Dallas, more than seven years; Mark Anthony Nolasco, 23, of Dallas and Mansfield, almost five years; Victor Anderson, 52, of Dallas, almost two years; and Andres Garcia, 31, of Dallas, one year.

Federal prosecutors said the gang “targeted people known or believed to be drug dealers because [they] were likely to possess large quantities of illegal narcotics, U.S. currency or firearms, and would not be likely to report any offenses” to authorities, a news release from the U.S. attorney’s office said.

Goon Squad members conducted surveillance and reconnaissance of potential targets, and even attempted to conduct surveillance of law enforcement officers who they believed were investigating them by recording vehicle information and taking photographs, the documents said.

This report includes material from Star-Telegram archives.

This story was originally published July 2, 2015 at 11:40 AM with the headline "Last members of drug-trafficking ‘Goon Squad’ sentenced in Dallas."