AUSTIN, Texas — An Austin man who was convicted on felony drug charges has been sentenced to 14 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
According to court documents, 37-year-old Joshua James Calvo distributed a variety of controlled substances between February and May 2024. Drug Enforcement Agency agents, through informants, bought heroin and methamphetamine from Calvo between February and April 2024.
On May 1, 2024, DEA agents, Georgetown Police Department officers and members of Williamson County SWAT executed a search warrant at Calvo’s residence in southeast Austin. Calvo initially ran out of the house with a box in his hands when agents first arrived but retreated inside when he saw law enforcement.
Agents entered the home and encountered three juveniles and Calvo’s wife. They then located Calvo, who was “verbally noncompliant,” according to a complaint issued after his arrest. Calvo then attempted to flee but was apprehended by agents, who found a knife in his front pocket.
Once the home was cleared, DEA agents began their search, finding more than 4.5 pounds of suspected meth, more than 2 pounds of suspected heroin, about 1.5 pounds of “M30” pills, and about 18 pounds of marijuana, as well as suspected cocaine and an assortment of other pills, which totaled approximately 23 pounds altogether.
Agents also discovered a safe containing a large amount of money estimated to be between $25,000 to $30,000, as well as eight handguns and nine “high-powered rifles.” As part of Calvo’s sentence, he will have to forfeit over $34,000 in drug proceeds, assorted jewelry and 19 firearms.
The DEA, Williamson County Sheriff’s Office and Georgetown Police Department were the parties who investigated the case.