BEAUMONT, Texas - A 45-year-old Houston man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy today. Christopher Wade Ferrell pleaded guilty on May 18, 2017, to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - On Friday, December 8, 2017, Dr. Shepherd A. Odom, 78, of Alexander City, Alabama, pleaded guilty to charges of drug distribution and conspiracy to commit money laundering, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Bret Hamilton and United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. Dr...

SHREVEPORT, La. - A man from California was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in prison for conspiring to transport methamphetamine, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley and Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook. Maquel L. Shelby, 37, of Hawthorne, Calif., was sentenced by...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Four individuals were arrested today after being indicted by a federal grand jury for their role in operating a “pill mill,” out of a Montgomery, Alabama medical office, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Bret Hamilton and United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 30-year-old citizen and national of Mexico has been ordered to federal prison for Marijuana trafficking, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Ismael Padron-Garcia pleaded guilty Aug. 3, 2017. Today, U.S. District Judge Janis...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A total of 14 Corpus Christi residents are now in custody and face up to life in prison for their alleged roles related to the activities of the Aryan Brotherhood of (ABT), announced DEA Houston Division Special Agent-in-Charge Will Glaspy and Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Dr. Gilberto Sanchez, 56, of Cecil, Alabama, pleaded guilty today to drug distribution conspiracy, health care fraud, and money laundering charges, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Bret Hamilton and United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. from the Middle District of Alabama. According...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 45-year-old Kingsville man has been ordered to prison following his convictions of trafficking more than a kilogram of cocaine as well as being a felon in possession of both a firearm and ammunition, announced DEA Special Agent-in-Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney...

BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A total of nine men have been arrested following multiple enforcement actions in Brownsville, Corpus Christi and Crowley, Louisiana, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. During enforcement actions on Thursday, law enforcement arrested Jesus Hector...

LAREDO, Texas - Four Laredoans have been ordered to prison for their roles in a conspiracy to traffic drugs from Laredo to the Dallas area via the use of tractor trailers, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Javier...