Kingwood- A Texas physician was sentenced yesterday to 12.5 years in prison for operating her Kingwood medical clinic as an illegal pill mill that issued prescriptions for over 3 million opioid pills. According to court documents, Maryam Qayum, M.D., 68, of Montgomery County, Texas, owned, operated, and was the sole...

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Houston man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations following a Homeland Security Task Force investigation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge of the Houston Division Brian C. Leardo and U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Indolfo...

AUSTIN, Texas – An Austin man was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison for distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Miguel Madrigal of the San Antonio Division and U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas. According...

KNOXVILLE, Tn. – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Louisville Field Division and United Against Fentanyl (UAF) will host a local Walk for Lives 2026 event at Covenant Health Park, Home of the Knoxville Smokies, on July 11, 2026 in support of DEA’s Fentanyl Free America initiative. Walk for Lives events...

Louisville, Ky. – A Nelson County man and woman were sentenced to federal prison on June 10, 2026, after being convicted of multiple fentanyl and cocaine trafficking offenses following a five-day jury trial in September 2025. U.S. Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in...

DEL RIO, Texas – Two Californians made their initial appearances in Del Rio for a number of drug-related charges including conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone and Xanax resulting in death, announced U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas. According to an indictment filed...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On May 15, 2026, Seayon Weston, 39, of Knoxville, TN, was charged via criminal complaint with fentanyl and firearms offenses in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville. The complaint charges Weston with possessing with the intent to distribute over 400...

Louisville, KY – Last week, a Louisville man was arrested and charged by complaint with possession with the intent to distribute over 400 grams of fentanyl, possession of firearms as a convicted felon, and possessing firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking. U.S. Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner of the Western District...

BEAUMONT, Texas – Five members of a Houston drug trafficking organization have been sentenced to lengthy terms in federal prison as part of the Homeland Security Task Force in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Brian C. Leardo and U.S...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – For a fifth straight year, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will show its support for “Song for Charlie” and our many valued partners in law enforcement, public health, and non-profit agencies in recognizing National Fentanyl Awareness Day on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Six months ago, DEA intensified...