United States Drug Enforcement Administration

BEAUMONT, Texas - A 45-year-old Houston man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy today. Christopher Wade Ferrell pleaded guilty on May 18, 2017, to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and...

BEAUMONT, Texas - A 45-year-old Houston man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy today. Christopher Wade Ferrell pleaded guilty on May 18, 2017, to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and...

AUSTIN, Texas - This week, federal and state authorities in the Austin area arrested 20 individuals, including ringleader Horace Caruther of Round Rock, Texas, for their alleged roles in a narcotics distribution ring operating in the Taylor, Texas, area announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 30-year-old citizen and national of Mexico has been ordered to federal prison for Marijuana trafficking, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Ismael Padron-Garcia pleaded guilty Aug. 3, 2017. Today, U.S. District Judge Janis...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A total of 14 Corpus Christi residents are now in custody and face up to life in prison for their alleged roles related to the activities of the Aryan Brotherhood of (ABT), announced DEA Houston Division Special Agent-in-Charge Will Glaspy and Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 45-year-old Kingsville man has been ordered to prison following his convictions of trafficking more than a kilogram of cocaine as well as being a felon in possession of both a firearm and ammunition, announced DEA Special Agent-in-Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney...

BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A total of nine men have been arrested following multiple enforcement actions in Brownsville, Corpus Christi and Crowley, Louisiana, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. During enforcement actions on Thursday, law enforcement arrested Jesus Hector...

LAREDO, Texas - Four Laredoans have been ordered to prison for their roles in a conspiracy to traffic drugs from Laredo to the Dallas area via the use of tractor trailers, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Javier...

PHILADELPHIA - Special Agent in Charge Gary Tuggle of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Philadelphia Division announced the release of the 2017 National Drug Threat (NDTA) report, which outlines the threats posed to the United States by domestic and international drug trafficking and the abuse of illicit drugs. “This report underscores...

HOUSTON - A 28-year-old Mexican citizen who illegally resided in Houston was ordered to federal prison for his conviction of trafficking nearly six kilograms of methamphetamine, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Jesus Ortiz-Flores pleaded guilty Aug. 12...