LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles-area doctor was arrested this morning after being indicted on federal “structuring” charges that allege he made hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash deposits designed to circumvent federal reporting requirements. Dr. Washington Bryan II, 47, was arrested this morning at his residence in Westwood...

DEL RIO, Texas - In Del Rio today Felipe Carmona-Rodriguez, 51, of Eagle Pass, Texas was sentenced on federal narcotics trafficking charges announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., DEA Special Agent in Charge Joseph Arabit, Houston Division, and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division...

McALLEN, Texas - Two local men have been ordered to federal prison for their roles in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Guadalupe Trevino Jr., 43, and Guadalupe Trevino...

HOUSTON - A grand jury sitting in Houston has returned an 11-count indictment against several individuals, to include current or former law enforcement officers, in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy, announced Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. U.S...

LOS ANGELES - An El Monte man who pleaded guilty to four separate crimes related to gang activity has been sentenced to serve 210 months in federal prison. Christian “Bossy” Lafargo, 30, was sentenced Thursday by United States District Judge John A. Kronstadt after pleading guilty to multiple charges, including...

HOUSTON - A total of 16 people have been charged following a multi-year, multi-agency federal investigation into one of the largest synthetic cannabinoid trafficking enterprises in the country. U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson made the announcement at a press conference in Houston today along with Special Agent in Charge Joseph M...

LOS ANGELES - In a plea agreement filed this morning, a Glendale doctor has agreed to plead guilty to a federal drug trafficking charge for illegally distributing hydrocodone, a powerful painkiller best known by the brand names Vicodin and Norco. Dr. Manasseh Nwaigwe, 72, who resides in Glendale and operated...

RENO, Nev. - The federal grand jury in Reno today indicted Robert Rand M.D. and eight others on felony drug conspiracy and other charges, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden for the District of Nevada. The indictment replaces the prior criminal complaint, and is required in order for the government...

BEAUMONT, Texas - U.S. Attorney John M. Bales and Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division announced today that 11 Jefferson County men are in custody following a lengthy investigation into drug trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas. On May 6, 2016, a combined...

LOS ANGELES - The 11th DEA National Prescription Drug Take-Back event garnered an overwhelming response as citizens turned in a record-setting amount of prescription drugs. Last weekend the DEA and over 4,200 of its state, local, and tribal law enforcement partners collected 893,498 pounds of unwanted medicines-about 447 tons-at almost...