SAN ANTONIO, TX - Juan Jose Quintero-Payan, 69, of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, has been sentenced to 222 months in prison and ordered to pay a $250,000 fine for conspiracy to commit (RICO), Kenneth Magidson and Robert L. Pittman, United States Attorneys for the Southern and Western Districts of Texas, respectively...

SAN JUAN, PR. - - On Tuesday, a federal grand jury indicted 34 individuals who participated in a scheme to dispense, obtain and distribute prescription medications for financial gain, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. It was part of the scheme where Doctors...

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - Edward Mata, 27, Richard Scott Patton, 40, Luis Andres Longoria, 39, and Servando Guerra, 61, have pleaded guilty to conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge, Javier F. Peña and U.S. Attorney Kenneth...

LAREDO, TX - Five men have been arrested following the return of a sealed indictment alleging ties to the Zeta drug cartel and charges of money laundering, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge Thomas E. Hinojosa and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. The indictment, returned Nov...

SAN JUAN, PR. - - Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Javier F. Peña, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Caribbean Division, announced the unsealing of a July 12, 2011 indictment in the Southern District of Florida against Carlos Ruben Morales-Davila...

SAN JUAN, PR. - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) Caribbean Division collected approximately 992 pounds of prescription drugs in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands during the DEA National Take Back Day Initiative announced Javier F. Peña, Special Agent in Charge of the Caribbean Division. “This is our third National...

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX- - Jose Antonio Ortiz Jr. of Corpus Christi, 32, has been found guilty for his involvement in a methamphetamine conspiracy, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Thomas E. Hinojosa and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. The verdict was returned just minutes ago after four...

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - An Indiana man has entered a guilty plea to possessing with intent to distribute more than 2,300 kilograms of marijuana, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson and Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge Thomas E. Hinojosa announced today. James Henry, 40, of Michigan City, Ind...

McALLEN, TX - Six men from Texas and one from Ohio have all been sentenced to prison on drug trafficking and money laundering charges as a result of an investigation that began more than five years ago, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson and Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in...

HOUSTON, TX - Thomas E. Hinojosa, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), along with United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today that three individuals were arrested on Thursday following the execution of search warrants at several locations and the discovery of grow operations of hydroponic marijuana...