DES MOINES, Iowa – An Ottumwa, Iowa man was sentenced to 19 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person in violation of federal law...

AUSTIN, Texas – U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel today sentenced 34-year-old Austin resident Juan Angel Aguirre aka “Larry Aguirre” to 235 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for supplying traffickers with multiple kilograms of narcotics that were distributed throughout the Austin area. Aguirre is one...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A former Coahuila, Mexico, governor has been ordered to federal prison for his role in a money laundering scheme that includes offenses against a foreign nation involving bribery of a public official, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and...

McALLEN, Texas – Two men will now serve substantial prison sentences for possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of meth, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Jose Guadalupe Lopez, 41, Weslaco, pleaded...

DEL RIO – U.S. District Judge Alia Moses sentenced 40-year-old Ramon Antonio Yanez-Gonzalez, aka “Junior,” of Guadalajara, Mexico to 235 months in federal prison today for distributing about 21 kilograms of methamphetamine and money laundering. On July 31, 2018, Yanez-Gonzalez pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with...

AUSTIN – Today, authorities arrested 27-year-old Jean Claude Anthony Meama-Kajue of Austin for allegedly distributing a controlled substance containing fentanyl that resulted in a person’s overdose death in December of last year. A five-count indictment unsealed today charges Meama-Kajue with one count of distribution of a controlled substance containing fentanyl...

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man stands charged with distributing a controlled substance containing fentanyl that resulted in a person’s overdose death in October of last year. A four-count federal grand jury indictment returned this afternoon charges 27-year-old Patrick James Hall with one count of conspiracy to possess with...

HOUSTON – DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day collected 829,543 pounds (419.7 tons) of unused, expired, and unwanted medications across the country. The Houston Field Division collected 27,850 pounds of that grand total. Americans once again showed their dedication toward helping prevent addiction and potential overdose by removing prescription...

HOUSTON – Today the Drug Enforcement Administration announced a new initiative, Project Wave Breaker, to disrupt the flow of deadly fentanyl into the United States. Project Wave Breaker will direct interdiction, enforcement, and outreach efforts to the DEA Houston Division to disrupt the flow of fentanyl in and around the...

OMAHA, Neb. – The Drug Enforcement Administration is partnering with federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies for the 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Saturday, April 24, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Iowa has 95 Take Back sites available across the state, with an additional six sites available...