DEA Archived Press Releases

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Member Of A Major Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy Is Sentenced To Serve 18 Years In Federal Prison On Conspiracy And Money Laundering Convictions

DALLAS - A member of a major methamphetamine distribution conspiracy that operated in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and elsewhere since October 2012, was sentenced this afternoon in federal court in Dallas, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas. Adiel Fuentes, a/k/a “Mack,” 34, of Dallas...
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Federal Grand Jury Criminal Indictments Announced

TULSA, Okla - The results of the September 2014 Federal Grand Jury were announced today by Danny C. Williams Sr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma. The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments returned by the Grand Jury. The return...
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Dallas Man Sentenced To Serve 25 Years In Federal Prison On Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Convictions

DALLAS - A Dallas man who pleaded guilty to felony offenses stemming from his role as a major participant in a marijuana distribution conspiracy operating in north Texas was sentenced this morning in federal court in Dallas, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas. Andres...
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Federal Grand Jury Criminal Indictments Announced

TULSA, Okla. - The results of the August 2014 Federal Grand Jury were announced today by Danny C. Williams Sr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma. The following named individuals have been charged with a federal crime or crimes by the return of an indictment by the...
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Three Men Arrested And Charged With Conspiracy To Possess And Distribute Over 3,300 Pounds Of Marijuana

OKLAHOMA CITY - Federal agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations have arrested Manuel Barron-Hernandez, 40, a Mexican national, Juan Carlos Salinas, 19, a U.S. citizen whose address is unknown, and Roberto Olivas-Chavez, 31, a...
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DEA Investigation Results In Federal Marijuana And Money Laundering Charges

(DENVER) - Hector Diaz, age 49, David Jeffrey Furtado, age 48, Luis Fernand Uribe, age 28, and Gerardo Uribe, age 33, were named in a just unsealed superseding indictment, returned by a federal grand jury in Denver on April 22, 2014, federal law enforcement agencies announced. The superseding indictment alleges...
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11 Defendants Arraigned In The Eastern District Of Oklahoma For Methamphetamine Conspiracy

MUSKOGEE, Okla. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that the following individuals were arraigned on April 15, and 16, 2014, on charges of Conspiracy To Possess With Intent To Distribute And Distribute Five (500) Grams Or More Of Methamphetamine, in violation of Title...
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Prosecution Of Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Organization Results In Lengthy Federal Prison Sentences And Significant Cash Seizures

(LUBBOCK, - Texas) The last defendants convicted in an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) operation targeting the Simon Chavez Drug Trafficking (DTO), have been sentenced. That DTO was responsible for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine in Lubbock, Texas, and surrounding areas. The operation resulted in significant seizures of methamphetamine...
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Treasury Designates Columbian Narcotics Trafficker

WASHINGTON - Five men have been sentenced to federal prison this week for prescription drug trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today Khuda Balouch Buksh, 47, a Pakistani national living in Duncanville, Texas, pleaded guilty on Jan. 16, 2013 to conspiracy to possess...
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Five Defendants Sentenced For On-Line Trafficking Of Prescription Drugs

SHERMAN, Texas - Five men have been sentenced to federal prison this week for prescription drug trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today. Khuda Balouch Buksh, 47, a Pakistani national living in Duncanville, Texas, pleaded guilty on Jan. 16, 2013 to conspiracy to...