BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Rafael Cardenas Vela has been ordered to prison for 20 years following his conviction related to his participation in a long term drug conspiracy, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson along with Special Agent in Charge...

McALLEN, Texas - A total of nine people have been ordered to federal prison for their roles in relation to a drug trafficking organization responsible for the distribution of thousands of kilograms of marijuana and hundreds of kilograms of cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M...

HOUSTON - Seven Aryan Brotherhood of (ABT) gang members from Houston and Dallas were sentenced to prison this week for their roles in the violent ABT enterprise, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson and Assistant Attorney General Leslie R...

LAREDO, Texas - Three drug and money laundering co-conspirators have been ordered to federal prison following their convictions resulting from a long-term Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) investigation, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Enrique Mendez...

HOUSTON - Edmundo Reyes, 34, of Spring, TX has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for 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. Reyes aka Mundo or Bossman pleaded guilty July...

HOUSTON - Jose Santos Gallegos, 55, of Angleton, has been ordered to federal prison for 429 months following his guilty plea for trafficking methamphetamine in and through the Houston, Texas area from 2010 to 2012, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S...

BEAUMONT, Texas - Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced today that the current head of the Mexican drug trafficking organization, the Gulf Cartel, or Cartel del Golfo, has made an initial appearance in the Eastern District of...

LAREDO, Texas - Four residents of Laredo have been arrested and charged in a previously sealed indictment for allegedly conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business among other offenses, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. The four-count...

EAGLE PASS, Texas) - Federal, state and local law enforcement have arrested 24 individuals, including 35-year-old alleged ringleader George Alamillo of San Antonio, and charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine in the Crystal City, La Pryor, Carrizo Springs and San Antonio areas announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge...

DEL RIO, Texas - A member of a drug trafficking organization with ties to the Los Zetas Cartel operating in Piedras Negras, Mexico, faces up to life in federal prison after a jury convicted him of smuggling thousands of kilograms of marijuana into the United States from Mexico announced Joseph...