BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Francisco Chavez-Arriaga, 50, of San Juan, has been ordered to prison following his conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 10 kilograms of methamphetamine and five kilograms of cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney...

WASHINGTON - DEA Administrator Michele M. Leonhart today issued this statement following the capture of Hector Beltran-Leyva: "One of the world's biggest drug empires continues to crumble with the capture of Hector Beltran-Leyva in Mexico. Much of the violence and lawlessness that has plagued Mexico can be traced to this...

WASHINGTON - This Saturday, September 27, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and almost 4,000 of its national, tribal, and community law enforcement partners will hold the ninth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Americans can take their expired, unneeded, or unwanted prescription drugs to one of over 5,200 collection sites across the...

WACO, Texas - In the Waco area today, September 11, 2014, federal and state authorities arrested 21 Aryan (AB) members and associates, including ranking AB members 54 year old Wayne Huisinger of Belton, TX, and 39 year old Robert Eaton of Kempner, Texas, for their roles in a methamphetamine distribution...

(WASHINGTON) - Today the U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA’s) Final Rule for the Disposal of Controlled Substances, which implements the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010,was made available online for preview by the Federal Register at https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2014-20926.pdf . The Act, in an effort to curtail the prescription drug...

(WASHINGTON)-A Colombian man extradited to the Eastern District of Virginia pleaded guilty today for his involvement in the kidnapping and murder of Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent James Terry Watson in Bogotà, Colombia, on June 20, 2013. “Today’s guilty plea is an important step forward in holding those responsible for...

AUSTIN, Texas - In the Austin area today, September 4, 2014, federal and state authorities arrested 22 individuals, including ringleaders 54 year old Timothy John Bruner of Leander, Texas, and 23 year old Ryan Robert Rowland of Round Rock, Texas, in connection with a steroid distribution operation announced Drug Enforcement...

WASHINGTON - On Friday the U. S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) will publish in the Federal Register the Final Rule moving hydrocodone combination (HCPs) from Schedule III to the more-restrictive Schedule II, as recommended by the Assistant Secretary for Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human (HHS) and as...

GALVESTON, Texas - A four-count federal indictment has been unsealed in Galveston following the arrest of five area residents, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Abel Hinojosa, 34, Nelson Agapito Ventura, 37, Daniel Reyna, 33, Israel Sanchez, 20, were...

WASHINGTON - Seven Colombian nationals were extradited to the United States to face charges relating to the kidnapping and murder of Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent James Terry Watson. Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Dana J...