Andres Saucedo, Jr. was arrested for shooting at an undercover FBI officer during a methamphetamine robbery investigation in Dallas.
DALLAS — Two Dallas men were arrested and charged by federal authorities for a methamphetamine trafficking operation where one of them shot at an undercover FBI agent, officials said in a release.
The DOJ said Andres Saucedo, Jr., of Dallas, was charged and arrested on June 4. According to the DOJ, Saucedo was being watched by the undercover agent, and when the agent tried to interrupt and stop a robbery of methamphetamine from another individual in the Dallas area, Saucedo shot at the agent.
According to a criminal complaint filed June 3, Saucedo and another man, Angel Flores, were involved in importing and trafficking large amounts of methamphetamine and heroin obtained from a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization. The DOJ said court documents revealed that Flores sold undercover agents a kilogram of heroin for $7,200 in the Dallas area in late 2024.
Flores, Saucedo, and others working with them continued selling kilogram quantities of methamphetamine to numerous other individuals from that time until Flores was arrested on May 21, officials said. Saucedo and Flores also orchestrated the sale of two kilograms of methamphetamine on May 20, the day before Flores was apprehended by FBI SWAT, according to federal officials.
“The Dallas Police Department could not be more proud of the work that was done by the women and men of not only our department, but our Federal partners as well,” said Chief of Police Daniel Comeaux of the Dallas Police Department. “These joint task force and collaborations are essential in keeping our community and its members safe.”
During the investigation, according to court documents, agents discovered that Flores, Saucedo, and others plotted to rob another drug trafficker of 30 to 40 kilograms of methamphetamine on May 19. While surveilling Flores and Saucedo to prevent this robbery, Flores and Saucedo realized they were being followed and attempted to lure two federal agents to a place where other coconspirators in their group would ambush and shoot them, the DOJ said.
Before reaching the planned ambush location, Saucedo fired a gun at an undercover FBI Task Force Officer with the Dallas Police Department who was working with the OCDETF North Texas Strike Force. The undercover FBI Task Force Officer was not hit by the gunfire but had to abandon surveillance for safety.
“We are fighting drug trafficking on multiple dangerous fronts, as demonstrated by this case,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Nancy E. Larson. “Beyond the tragic effects of the illegal drugs that cross our country’s border and flood our communities, drug traffickers unleash significant violence on each other, in our neighborhoods, and against the brave law enforcement officers attempting to stop them. The full prosecution of those in the drug trade and the violence they bring is a top priority for the safety of our law enforcement partners and our citizens.”
Saucedo was charged with his role in conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, as well as assaulting, resisting, or impeding a federal agent by using a dangerous and deadly weapon. Flores was also charged by complaint with similar crimes in May 2025.
“Assaulting a Federal Agent can never be tolerated and undermines the very fabric of our ability to conduct drug investigations safely and effectively,” said Eduardo A. Chávez, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Dallas Field Division. “We do our jobs to make our community safer, and we will use every tool available to investigate and prosecute those who feel violent acts against our agents are held accountable.”
If convicted, Saucedo and Flores face a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
Saucedo was previously convicted in December 2011 for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine. He was sentenced to serve 144 months in federal prison in 2012.