DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Mexican National Admits Laundering $1.5 million on behalf of Cartel

HOUSTON – A 40-year-old associate of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and money laundering offenses, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar H. Hamdani. Mexican national Victor Miguel Curiel Valadez...
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Laredo Felon Indicted for Trafficking Fentanyl and Possessing Various Firearms

LAREDO, Texas – A 39-year-old man has been charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, distribution of fentanyl, being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of a machine gun, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney...
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Foreign National Heads to Prison for Trafficking Over 17 kilograms of Meth in the Conroe Area

HOUSTON – A 36-year-old Mexican citizen illegally residing in Houston has been sentenced for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and possession with intent to distribute meth, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani...
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Convicted Felon Admits to Possessing Distributable Amounts Heroin

LAREDO, Texas – A 32-year-old Laredo man has pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. The investigation began in January...
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Concealing Cocaine Carries Considerable Sentence

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 51-year-old Alamo resident has been sentenced for possession with intent to distribute $4 million worth of cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Olga Lydia Segundo pleaded guilty April...
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South Texas Man Sentenced for Selling Fentanyl-Laced pills Causing Death

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 22-year-old Corpus Christi man has been ordered to federal prison for delivery of fentanyl resulting in death, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Ricardo Julyan Kross Rios aka Kross pleaded...
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Chinese National Indicted for Importation of Enough Chemicals to Make Millions of Fatal Doses of Fentanyl

HOUSTON - A 48-year-old Chinese national has been indicted for his part in a conspiracy involving the importation of what is believed to be the largest amount of fentanyl precursors found in the Southern District of Texas and one of the largest in the country. Minsu Fang aka Fernando is...
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PRM Prison Gang Member Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

DEL RIO, Texas – A member of the Partido Revolucionario Mexicano (PRM) prison gang and a drug dealer for the gang were sentenced in a federal court in Del Rio for drug trafficking charges. According to court documents, Clinton Ritchie, 34, of Eagle Pass, worked with other indicted co-conspirators to...
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Del Valle Felon Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking, Firearm Charges

AUSTIN, Texas – A Del Valle man was sentenced in federal court to 150 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents, Anthony Robles, 48, sold nine ounces of methamphetamine to an undercover law enforcement...
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Starr County Justice of the Peace and Another Sent to Prison for Roles in Drug Trafficking Organization

McALLEN, Texas – Two Starr County residents, one a former justice of the peace (JP), are now headed to federal prison for their roles in a drug-trafficking organization, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge of the Houston Division Daniel C. Comeaux, and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani...