United States Drug Enforcement Administration

WASHINGTON –El Departamento de Justicia y la Agencia Antidrogas de los E.U. anunciaron hoy los resultados del "Proyecto Python", una operación llevada a cabo por varias agencias y dirigida por la DEA que comprende todas las investigaciones globales que tienen como blanco al Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). Este...

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration today announced the results of Project Python, a DEA-led multilateral interagency operation encompassing all global investigations and related disruption activities targeting the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) . This announcement marks the successful conclusion of six months of investigative...

BEAUMONT, Texas – A 38-year-old Katy, Texas man has been indicted for federal drug trafficking and firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced DEA Special Agent in Charge, Steven S. Whipple and U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today. Paul Andrew Cabiro was indicted by a federal grand jury...

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – A 43-year-old former resident of San Antonio has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction for conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Steven S. Whipple and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos convicted...

LAREDO, TX – Two Laredo men have been ordered to federal prison after their involvement in a drug trafficking event, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple and U.S. Attorney Ryan Patrick. Raul Gomez, 36, and Enrique Gonzalez, 39, pled guilty on August 6, 2019. Today...

WASHINGTON – Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon today announced that the DEA will direct enforcement resources to methamphetamine “transportation hubs” — areas where methamphetamine is often trafficked in bulk and then distributed across the country. While continuing to focus on stopping drugs being smuggled across the border, DEA’s...

DEL RIO, Texas – On Feb. 5, 2020, a federal judge sentenced 40-year-old Bryan Torres, aka “Doughboy,” of Houston to 20 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Houston Division Special Agent in Charge...

SAN ANTONIO, TX – Karen Mgerian age 41 admitted to conspiring to launder millions of dollars of purported drug proceeds through a scheme that included the sale of luxury cars, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple, Houston Division, U.S. Attorney John F. Bash and Internal...

BEAUMONT, Texas – On Jan. 27, 2020, Houston High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Executive Director Mike McDaniel and DEA Houston Division Acting Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple are pleased to announce the establishment of a new HIDTA initiative in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. The mission of the DEA-led...

WACO, Texas – On Jan. 24, 2020, a federal jury convicted 27–year-old Francisco Resendez Martinez of Gonzales, California, for attempting to deliver approximately 21 pounds of methamphetamine from California to Waco, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash and DEA Houston Division Acting Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple. Jurors...