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Local man sent to prison for armed drug trafficking in school zone

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 23-year-old Corpus Christi man has been ordered to federal prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking offense, announced DEA Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. A federal...
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Two investigations in Waco net 16 arrests today on federal firearms and narcotic trafficking charges

HOUSTON -- Federal and state authorities announced the arrests of 16 individuals stemming from two separate investigations into narcotics trafficking in the Waco and Bell County, Texas areas Sept. 13, 2019. The first investigation resulted in nine arrests and three prior arrests based on five federal grand jury indictments unsealed...
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Mexican foreign national convicted of meth trafficking

HOUSTON – A federal jury sitting in Houston has convicted a 34-year-old man for conspiracy and methamphetamine smuggling, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Houston Division Special Agent in Charge William Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. The jury deliberated for less than three hours following a three-day trial before convicting...
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Federal jury convicts two for multiple violent crimes

McALLEN, Texas – Two men face up to life in prison following their convictions of drug crimes, carjacking, robbery and firearms offenses, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. The McAllen jury deliberated for five hours before convicting...
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Multiple Austin area drug trafficking arrests in March 2018 result in lengthy federal prison terms

AUSTIN, Texas – In Austin yesterday, a federal judge sentenced the last of 35 defendants convicted of his role in a Austin-based drug trafficking conspiracy, announced DEA Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy, U.S. Attorney John F. Bash, FBI San Antonio Division Special Agent in Charge Christopher...
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Houston area man who posed as physician found guilty of conspiring to unlawfully prescribe hundreds of thousands of doses of opioids

HOUSTON A Houston-area man who posed as a physician at an unregistered pain clinic was found guilty today for his role at a “pill mill” at which he and his co-conspirators illegally prescribed hundreds of thousands of doses of opioids and other controlled substances. Special Agent in Charge Will R...
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Madison man sentenced to six years in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine for sale

MADISON, Wis. – Robert J. Bell, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s Chicago Field Division, and Scott C. Blader, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Bounmee Thor, 33, of Madison, Wisconsin was sentenced last week by U.S. District Judge William...
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Chicago man sentenced to three years of prison for trafficking heroin-fentanyl substances in Madison area

MADISON, Wis. – Robert J. Bell, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s Chicago Field Division, and Scott C. Blader, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Corey D. Douglas, 28, of Chicago was sentenced Thursday, August 29 by U.S. District Judge...
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Lafayette man charged for meth trafficking near elementary school

HAMMOND, IN- Geoffrey Martin, 37, of Lafayette, Indiana, was charged in a criminal complaint with distribution of methamphetamine and with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of an elementary school, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. The criminal complaint alleges that Martin distributed approximately 7 grams of methamphetamine in...
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South Texas man guilty of smuggling more than 50 pounds of meth

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 35-year-old Edinburg man has pleaded guilty to possessing with the intent to distribute more than 25 kilograms of methamphetamine, announced United States Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy, Houston Division, and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. On July 7, 2019, Sarafin...