United States Drug Enforcement Administration

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles man facing federal drug trafficking charges for allegedly trying to smuggle at least a kilogram of heroin on a plane leaving Los Angeles International (LAX) was scheduled to make his first court appearance this afternoon. James Mitchell, 25, who resides in Pico-Union, was arrested...

McALLEN, Texas - A former Drug Enforcement (DEA) task force officer/Mission Police Department investigator has been sentenced for his convictions of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Houston Division, Special Agent in Charge, Joseph M. Arabit and U.S...

HOUSTON - A 37-year-old resident of Sugar Land has entered a guilty plea to aiding and abetting an unlicensed money transmitting business, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Houston Division, Special Agent in Charge, Joseph M. Arabit and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Law enforcement identified Omar Al Nasser during a multi-year, multi-agency...

HOUSTON - Richard Garcia-Sanchez, 42, a member of a drug trafficking and money laundering organization operating out of Mexico from 2002-2008 has been ordered to federal prison, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Houston Division, Special Agent in Charge, Joseph M. Arabit and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Garcia-Sanchez, of Mexico City, Mexico...

McALLEN, Texas - A total of nine people are in custody following law enforcement actions in multiple cities that began on Thursday involving a drug trafficking organization operating throughout South Texas, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Houston Division, Special Agent in Charge, Joseph M. Arabit and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Those...

WACO, Texas - This morning, federal, state and local authorities arrested 15 individuals, including ringleaders Corey Jefferson and Talmage Sedberry, for their roles in a methamphetamine distribution ring operating in the Central Texas area announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Drug Enforcement (DEA) Houston Division, Special Agent in...

BEAUMONT, Texas - A jury has found a 43-year-old Beaumont, Texas man guilty of federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced today by Drug Enforcement (DEA) Houston Division, Special Agent in Charge, Joseph M. Arabit and Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston. Donald Roy Kelly was found guilty by...

LAREDO, Texas - A 32-year-old man extradited to the U.S. and later convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin has been ordered to federal prison, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Houston Division, Special Agent in Charge, Joseph M. Arabit and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Fernando...

LOS ANGELES - Today throughout Los Angeles and neighboring counties, as well as in Arizona and Utah, agents from the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and officers from several state and local law enforcement agencies executed approximately 29 state search and arrest warrants. This enforcement operation culminates a nearly year-long investigation into...

LOS ANGELES - A Carlsbad man was sentenced this week to five years and three months in federal prison for his part in an international money laundering organization that conspired to move more than $15 million dollars in drug money for organizations that included the Sinaloa Cartel. Bradley John Martin...