United States Drug Enforcement Administration

LAREDO, Texas - A 29-year-old Laredo woman has been ordered to federal prison following her conviction of conspiracy and possession with the intent to distribute more than one kilogram of methamphetamine, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. A...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) announced today a toll-free tip line where the general public in the United States, Mexico, Central and South America can report any information that could aid in the apprehension of Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman-Loera, who escaped a Mexican prison in...

SAN ANTONIO - This week, federal, state and local authorities arrested 23 individuals indicted for their role in an undocumented alien smuggling scheme operating in Eagle Pass, Crystal City, Carrizo Springs, Uvalde, San Antonio, Laredo, Dallas and surrounding areas in Texas. Authorities also arrested two other individuals on related federal...

BEAUMONT, Texas - A 31-year-old Houston woman has been sentenced for bringing prohibited drugs into a federal prison in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today. Janet Tapia pleaded guilty on Apr...

WASHINGTON - DEA Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg today announced that the 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm local time in every state but Pennsylvania and Delaware, where the event will take place on September 12. As with the previous nine Take-Back events...

HOUSTON - DEA Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit today announced that the 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am - 2 pm local time. As with the previous nine Take-Back events, collection locations will be set up throughout communities nationwide so local...

HOUSTON - Jasmine Bonner, 27, a former officer with the Houston Police (HPD), has been convicted of aiding and abetting possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Bonner is the final of...

WASHINGTON - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) today announced charges against three significant Afghan heroin traffickers, two of which were arrested in Thailand and subsequently brought to the United States. Haji Lajaward, Amal Said Said Alam Shah, a/k/a “Haji Zar Mohammad,” and Habibullah were charged with conspiring to import heroin into...

LUFKIN, Texas - U.S. Attorney John M. Bales along with Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division, announced today that five individuals are in custody following a lengthy investigation into drug trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas. On July 14, 2015, a combined task...

LAREDO, Texas - A total of four drug traffickers have been sentenced for their convictions related to a drug trafficking conspiracy involving methamphetamine and heroin, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Santos Arturo Ortiz, 28, Armando Bautista Jr...