ATLANTA - Edgar Valdez-Villarreal, a.k.a. “La Barbie,” and Carlos Montemayor Gonzalez, who are charged in the Northern District of Georgia with importing drugs and money laundering, are among 13 defendants extradited from Mexico this afternoon to face pending charges in the United States. Valdez and Montemayor are alleged to be...

EL PASO, Texas - Today, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Texas Department of Public (DPS) conducted a round up, dubbed Operation Tangled Web. A total of 13 defendants were arrested for Texas state drug and other crimes with one additional defendant already in custody. Operation Tangled Web consists of 10...

NORFOLK, Va. - The Norfolk Police Department has successfully identified and charged a man suspected in the 2008 murder of Angela Lechlitner. On the morning of January 19, 2008, Angela Lechlitner’s body was discovered at her residence in the 2400 block of Shafer Street in Norfolk, Virginia. Angela’s death was...

EL PASO, Texas - This Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., there will be over 50 collection sites throughout the El Paso, Texas and Las Cruces, New Mexico area to return all unwanted, unneeded, or expired prescription drugs for safe and anonymous disposal. This is the U.S. Drug Enforcement...

ALBUQUERQUE - Forty-one individuals are facing drug trafficking charges as a result of an eight-month multi-agency investigation led by the FBI, the DEA, Chaves County Metro Narcotics Task Force, Roswell Police Department, Chaves County Sheriff’s Office, the New Mexico State Police. Twenty-one of the defendants charged are facing federal charges...

COLUMBIA, S.C. - The Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) South Carolina District Office is partnering with national, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials, as well as community coalition groups, to hold its 10th state-wide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, September 26, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time...

ATLANTA - The Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Atlanta Division Office is partnering with national, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials, as well as community coalition groups, to hold its 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, September 26, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. This one-day...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Charlotte District Office is partnering with national, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials, as well as community coalition groups, to hold its 10th state-wide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, September 26, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. This...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Nashville District Office is partnering with national, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials, as well as community coalition groups, to hold its 10th state-wide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, September 26, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. This...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A federal grand jury in Knoxville returned a 32-count indictment on July 21, 2015, against 36 individuals involved in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, a conspiracy to launder money, and numerous firearms offenses. Those indicted include: Martin Kenneth Wheeler, Jr., 50, of Tucker, Ga.; Abigail B. Thompson...