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...

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...

McALLEN, Texas - Ivan Velasquez-Caballero, aka "Talivan" or "50," has entered guilty pleas to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Velasquez-Caballero, 44, of...

LAREDO, Texas - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today Jose Gomez-Ramirez, 32, of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, has been ordered to prison for his role in a conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine. Gomez-Ramirez pleaded...

LAREDO, Texas - Three separate indictments have been partially unsealed following the arrest of six Laredo residents on a variety of charges including methamphetamine and/or cocaine trafficking and felon in possession of a firearm, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple and United States Attorney...

March 18, 2014 Contact: Public Information Officer Number: (313) 234-4310 LEXINGTON, Ky. - A former doctor in Paintsville, Kentucky, has admitted to his role in a conspiracy that was responsible for illegally distributing more than 25,000 Controlled Substance prescription pills in the eastern half of Kentucky. On Monday, March 17th...

March 18, 2014 Contact: Public Information Officer Number: (313) 234-4310 LEXINGTON, Ky. - The former owner of pain clinics in Georgetown, Ky., and Dry Ridge, Ky., that illegally dispensed controlled substance prescription drugs to thousands of patients, was sentenced today to 20 years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Karen...

March 7, 2014 Contact: Public Information Officer Number: (313) 234-4310 DETROIT - A doctor, a pharmacist and a marketer were convicted today in federal court in Detroit for distribution of controlled substances and health care fraud, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today. McQuade was joined in the announcement by...