LAREDO, Texas - Rigoberto Torres, 39, a legal permanent resident from New Jersey, has been ordered to federal prison as a result of his conviction of possession with intent to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Javier Peña and United States Attorney...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Luis Perez-Barocela, 38, has been ordered to prison for more than 24 years for his participation in a large drug trafficking conspiracy, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Javier Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. A federal jury in Corpus Christi found...

LAREDO, Texas - Several members of a large scale drug trafficking and money laundering organization operating out of the Zapata area from approximately 2006 through 2011 have received significant federal prison sentences, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Javier Peña announced today. The...

McALLEN, Texas - --Alexis Espinoza, 30, has entered a guilty plea to one count of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and more than 500 grams of methamphetamine, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Javier Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - -- Pedro Guerra-Ruiz, 34, of Rio Grande City, has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction for possession with intent to distribute approximately 1.51 kilograms of methamphetamine, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Javier Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Guerra...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - --A 39-year-old Tyler, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Javier Peña and U.S. Attorney John M. Balestoday. Jose Eduardo Moreno pleaded guilty on Feb. 4, 2013...

LAREDO, Texas - -- Santos Eliseo Carpio Jr., 33, of Laredo, has entered a plea of guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Javier Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. In April 2012, Carpio...

LAREDO, Texas - - Multiple indictments have been partially unsealed following the arrest and appearances of several area residents for numerous drug and money laundering charges, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Javier Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. The enforcement actions took place in the...

McALLEN, Texas - --Alfredo Barrientos, 30, of Rio Grande City, and Mexican National Esteban Trevino, 39, have been ordered to prison following their convictions in relation to a crack cocaine trafficking conspiracy, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. The two men...

JUNE 26- (HOUSTON) - Federal, state and local authorities have arrested 18 individuals, including the operator of three locations of Kash Tobacco & Novelties in Austin as well as the owner of the Best Foods #2 convenience store and Hang Ten Smoke Shop in San Antonio, for their roles in...