59-year-old John Xavier Portillo will serve two consecutive life sentences, plus twenty years, for racketeering and drug trafficking charges. Portillo was also ordered to forfeit his motorcycle, three firearms, and $17,827.20 seized from his residence in 2016.
Jurors convicted Portillo and National Bandidos President
Jeffrey Fay Pike on 13 charges in May after a nearly three-month trial. Pike
faces up to life in prison and is set to be sentenced September 26.
“The sentencing of Bandidos National Vice President Xavier
Portillo is one more step in concluding a comprehensive investigation by DEA,
FBI and our law enforcement partners into the leadership structure and criminal
activities of the Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle Gang,” said Will Glaspy, Special
Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration – Houston Division.
“This investigation reflects law enforcement's commitment to
make sure communities across Texas are safe and prevent gang members involved
in drug distribution and other criminal activity from establishing a foothold
in our communities."
News Article written by KHOU11
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