DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Orange County Man Sentenced For Federal Violations Related To Port Acres Murder

BEAUMONT, Texas - A 40-year-old Orange, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for federal violations related to the murder of a Port Acres woman in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Brit...
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Hardin County Man Sentenced For Drug Violations

BEAUMONT, Texas - A 28-year-old Silsbee, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Seth Deandre Turner pleaded guilty on Aug...
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Two Men Sentenced For Smuggling $4.6 Million In Cocaine

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Two San Antonio residents have been ordered to federal prison following their convictions of smuggling 59 kilograms of cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Darin Josep Fox, 24, and Jacob Escalante, 25, pleaded...
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Laredo Man Sentenced For Possessing 360 Pounds Of Marijuana

LAREDO, Texas - A 29-year-old Laredo man has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions of conspiracy and possession with intent to deliver marijuana, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. A federal jury convicted Daniel Elizondo March...
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Six Mission, Texas Residents Plead Guilty To Participating In Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Scheme

SAN ANTONIO - Today, six more individuals pleaded guilty to their roles in a drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy occurring in South Texas, Central Texas and Oklahoma announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Western District of Texas; United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson, Southern District of Texas; Internal...
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Federal Jury In Del Rio Convicts Undocumented Alien Residing In Houston In Liquid Meth Case

DEL RIO, Texas - In Del Rio today, a jury convicted 32-year-old Adrian Pineda-Orozco, an undocumented alien residing in Houston, for his role in the scheme to smuggle over 43 kilograms of liquid methamphetamine into the United States announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Homeland Security (HSI) Special...
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Trio Sentenced To 17 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Three defendants were sentenced to federal prison last week for drug trafficking, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Matthew Barden and Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas. Santiago (aka Chuco), age 47, of Commerce, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 151...
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Federal And State Authorities Arrest 21 Individuals Based On San Antonio Federal Drug Trafficking Indictment

SAN ANTONIO - This morning, federal, state and local authorities arrested 15 individuals without incident, including San Antonio-based ringleaders Francisco Cerda and John Paul Flores, on federal drug charges stemming from a methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking investigation announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr.; Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent...
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Trafficking Nearly 10 Kilos Of Meth Lands Man Hefty Prison Sentence

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A U.S. citizen who was living in Matamoros has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Francisco Moreno, 22, pleaded...
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United States Reaches $34 Million Settlement With Cardinal Health For Civil Penalties Under The Controlled Substances Act

SEATTLE - Cardinal Health has agreed to pay $34 million in civil penalties to resolve allegations that the Lakeland, Florida-based distributor failed to report to the Drug Enforcement (DEA) suspicious orders of Class II controlled substances by pharmacies located in central Florida and Maryland. The settlement also resolves a civil...