United States Drug Enforcement Administration

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 40-year old Corpus Christi man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced DEA Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Will R...

NEW YORK – DEA Special Operations Division Special Agent in Charge Christopher T. Tersigni, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman and United States Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced that Moazu Kromah, aka “Ayoub,” aka “Ayuba,” aka “Kampala Man;” Amara Cherif, aka...

HOUSTON- A Carrizo Springs doctor with multiple offices throughout the Southwest Texas border area and his office manager face federal charges in connection with alleged illegal drug distribution, Health Care Fraud, and aggravated identity theft scheme, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division; U.S. Attorney...

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Two former deputies with the Cameron County Precinct 5 Constable’s Office have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right and wire fraud, announced Drug Enforcement Administration, Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Benito...

WACO, Texas- A federal judge today sentenced 38-year-old methamphetamine distribution ringleader Daniel Louis Lopez to life in federal prison, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy, Houston Division; United States Attorney John F. Bash; FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs; Waco Police Chief Ryan Holt...

NEW ORLEANS – Morris & Dickson Company LLC has agreed to pay the United States $22 million in civil penalties to resolve claims that it violated the Controlled Substances Act by failing to report suspicious orders of hydrocodone and oxycodone, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brad L...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 35-year-old resident of Conroe has been sentenced in to federal prison following his conviction for large-scale cocaine trafficking, announced DEA Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Perry Clark pleaded guilty Feb. 21, 2019. Today, U.S. District...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A federal grand jury has returned a two-count indictment against a 31-year-old Mexican citizen who illegally resided in Mission, announced DEA Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Abraham Barajas-Alcantar was originally arrested by criminal complaint April 30...

BEAUMONT, Texas – A 41-year-old Houston man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking and money laundering violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today. John D. Leontaritis, owner and operator...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 37-year-old U.S. citizen who was living in Mexico has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute more than 10 kilograms of heroin, announced United States Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy...