LEXINGTON, Ky. - Two Richmond, Kentucky residents have been sentenced for conspiring to distribute large quantities of fentanyl. U.S. Senior District Court Judge Joseph M. Hood sentenced Travis B. Preston, to 11 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute 40 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 44-year-old Brownsville man entered a guilty plea in Corpus Christi federal court to possession with the intent to distribute 14 kilograms of cocaine, announced the Special Agent-in-Charge Joseph M. Arabit of the Houston Division of the DEA, and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Authorities arrested Luis...

HOUSTON - Two Mexican nationals who resided in Houston have been ordered to prison for life following their convictions of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent-in-Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Pedro Herrara-Alvarado, 39, pleaded guilty May...

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - A federal grand jury has returned a second superseding indictment against the highest ranking leaders of the Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle (OMO), adding four new defendants and additional murder-related charges. That announcement was made today by United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Western District of Texas...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - One man and two women, all of South Texas, have been ordered to federal prison following their guilty pleas to charges of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The sentencing was announced by Special Agent-in-Charge of DEA’s...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Law enforcement officials announced today that a Cleveland man was indicted in federal court on charges that he sold heroin that caused at least two overdoses in Wooster, Ohio. Demetrius L. Frizzell, 30, was indicted on six counts: two counts of distribution of heroin, one count of...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Law enforcement officials announced today that six people were indicted in federal court for their roles in a drug conspiracy that resulted in the seizure of 17 kilograms of cocaine and more than $500,000 in cash. Named in the seven-count indictment are: Marty V. McCaulley, 42, of...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Irma Matamoros-Santillan, a 30-year-old woman from Harlingen has been ordered to prison following her conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced Special Agent-in-Charge of DEA’s Houston Division, Joseph M. Arabit and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Matamoros-Santillan pled guilty October 19, 2016. Today...

BEAUMONT, Texas - A 27-year-old Houston man pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations today in the Eastern District of Texas. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston announced the guilty plea jointly. Hugo Alejandro Garcia pleaded guilty to...

BEAUMONT, Texas - John Nealy Holt, 44, of Houston, was sentenced to 174 months in federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Thad Heartfield. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston jointly announced the sentencing action today. Holt previously...