ALBUQUERQUE, N.M - During a hearing yesterday, a U.S. Magistrate Judge in Albuquerque, New Mexico found probable cause to support a criminal complaint charging Michael Gerard Smith, 55, of Albuquerque, with violating the federal narcotics and firearms laws. Today, the Magistrate Judge entered an order holding Smith in federal custody...

EL PASO, Texas - An El Paso man faces between ten years and life in federal prison after a federal jury convicted him on multiple drug trafficking charges announced El Paso’s Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge, Will R. Glaspy, and United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr. Following...

LAREDO, Texas - A 29-year-old Laredo man has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions of conspiracy and possession with intent to deliver marijuana, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. A federal jury convicted Daniel Elizondo March...

SAN ANTONIO - Today, six more individuals pleaded guilty to their roles in a drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy occurring in South Texas, Central Texas and Oklahoma announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Western District of Texas; United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson, Southern District of Texas; Internal...

DEL RIO, Texas - In Del Rio today, a jury convicted 32-year-old Adrian Pineda-Orozco, an undocumented alien residing in Houston, for his role in the scheme to smuggle over 43 kilograms of liquid methamphetamine into the United States announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Homeland Security (HSI) Special...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Three defendants were sentenced to federal prison last week for drug trafficking, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Matthew Barden and Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas. Santiago (aka Chuco), age 47, of Commerce, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 151...

SAN ANTONIO - This morning, federal, state and local authorities arrested 15 individuals without incident, including San Antonio-based ringleaders Francisco Cerda and John Paul Flores, on federal drug charges stemming from a methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking investigation announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr.; Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A U.S. citizen who was living in Matamoros has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Francisco Moreno, 22, pleaded...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M - Seven defendants are facing federal methamphetamine trafficking charges in four cases involving seizures last week of more than 52 pounds of methamphetamine. Three of the cases are the result of interdiction investigations at the Greyhound Bus Station and Amtrak Train Station in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The fourth...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M - Shannon Lamont Jackson, 38, of Clovis, New Mexico, was sentenced yesterday to 77 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for his heroin trafficking conviction. Jackson, a career offender whose criminal history includes felony convictions for drug trafficking and violent crimes, was prosecuted...