LAREDO, Texas - Marco Antonio Marchan, 45, has been ordered to federal prison for engaging in a conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute in excess of 1,000 kilograms of marijuana, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple and United States Attorney Kenneth...

LAREDO, Texas - Israel Garza, 40, of Mission, has been ordered to federal prison for 240 months following his conviction for possession with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson...

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 an eighth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This one-day event will...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Charlotte District Office and other DEA offices throughout North Carolina, are partnering with national, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials, as well as community coalition groups, to hold an eighth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 10...

COLUMBIA, S.C. - The Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) South Carolina District Office and other DEA offices throughout South Carolina, are partnering with national, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials, as well as community coalition groups, to hold an eighth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 26, 2014 from...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Nashville District Office and other DEA offices throughout Tennessee, are partnering with national, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials, as well as community coalition groups, to hold an eighth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 10 a.m...

HOUSTON - Former Houston Police (HPD) officer Marcos E. Carrion, 36, has surrendered to authorities, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Steven S Whipple and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson today. Carrion was charged in a sealed indictment, returned April 16, 2014. It was unsealed as Carrion...

MCALLEN, Texas - A total of eight men residing in Weslaco have entered guilty pleas to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute narcotics, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Tomas Reyes Gonzalez aka “El Gallo,” 37; Eloy...

HOUSTON - After collecting more than 1,700 tons of expired, unwanted prescription medications over the past three-and-a-half years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and more than 4,200 national, tribal, and community law enforcement partners will hold another National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 26th. Americans can take their pills...

ATLANTA - Synthetic drugs are a growing problem that threaten the health and safety of the younger population across Georgia. As these drugs - commonly marketed under nonthreatening labels such as "bath salts," spice," or "molly"- have increased in popularity, communities have struggled to understand what these substances are and...