DEA Archived Press Releases

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Federal And State Authorities Arrest 15 Individuals On Federal Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Charges

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Federal, state and local authorities have arrested 15 individuals charged in connection with a drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy occurring in South Texas, Central Texas and Oklahoma. That announcement was made today by United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Western District of Texas; United...
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Federal Racketeering Indictment Targets Santa Fe Springs-Based Street Gang That Operates Under Control Of Mexican Mafia

LOS ANGELES - As a result of a drug distribution conspiracy and racketeering indictment issued last week by a federal grand jury, 31 members and associates of a Santa Fe Springs-based street gang were arrested today on charges related to a wide-ranging criminal enterprise controlled by a member of the...
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Kailua Man Sentenced To 46 Months In Prison For Drug Offense Committed Near School

HONOLULU - Chief United States District Judge J. Michael Seabright on Tuesday sentenced Aaron Hu, 52, of Kailua, to 46 months imprisonment for possessing with intent to distribute a quantity of methamphetamine and heroin within 1,000 feet of a public elementary school on March 30, 2015. Hu was convicted on...
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Orange County Doctor And Two Employees Indicted On Federal Drug Charges For Writing Prescriptions Without Medical Need

SANTA ANA, Calif. - A federal grand jury has indicted a doctor who operated a medical clinic in Fountain Valley, as well as two physician assistants who worked at the clinic, on federal drug trafficking charges that allege they issued prescriptions for dangerous and addictive narcotics without a medical purpose...
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Medical Doctor Arrested On Federal ‘Structuring’ Charges For Making Cash Deposits To Avoid Federal Reporting Requirements

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles-area doctor was arrested this morning after being indicted on federal “structuring” charges that allege he made hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash deposits designed to circumvent federal reporting requirements. Dr. Washington Bryan II, 47, was arrested this morning at his residence in Westwood...
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Eagle Pass Businessman Sentenced For Cocaine Distribution

DEL RIO, Texas - In Del Rio today Felipe Carmona-Rodriguez, 51, of Eagle Pass, Texas was sentenced on federal narcotics trafficking charges announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., DEA Special Agent in Charge Joseph Arabit, Houston Division, and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division...
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Two Sent To Prison For Meth Distribution

McALLEN, Texas - Two local men have been ordered to federal prison for their roles in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Guadalupe Trevino Jr., 43, and Guadalupe Trevino...
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Law Enforcement Officials Among 15 Charged In Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

HOUSTON - A grand jury sitting in Houston has returned an 11-count indictment against several individuals, to include current or former law enforcement officers, in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy, announced Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. U.S...
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El Monte Flores Gang Member Sentenced To 210 Months In Federal Prison On Multiple Racketeering Charges

LOS ANGELES - An El Monte man who pleaded guilty to four separate crimes related to gang activity has been sentenced to serve 210 months in federal prison. Christian “Bossy” Lafargo, 30, was sentenced Thursday by United States District Judge John A. Kronstadt after pleading guilty to multiple charges, including...
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Texas Authorities Make Multiple Arrests And Warn Public Of Dangers Of Synthetic Narcotics

HOUSTON - A total of 16 people have been charged following a multi-year, multi-agency federal investigation into one of the largest synthetic cannabinoid trafficking enterprises in the country. U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson made the announcement at a press conference in Houston today along with Special Agent in Charge Joseph M...