PRESS RELEASE

Albuquerque Woman Charged with Escape and Federal Drug Trafficking Offenses

January 02, 2024
… to the criminal complaint, on Sept. 21, 2023, Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration executed a search … program. On October 23, 2023, Miller allegedly escaped from Maya’s Place in violation of her conditions of release. … Administration investigated this case with assistance from the Albuquerque Police Department. Assistant U.S. …
January 02, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Enforcement Administration Announces Fall Take Back Day

October 18, 2023
… El Paso, Texas – On Saturday October 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Drug Enforcement Administration … Drug Take Back Day When:              Saturday, Oct. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time Who:               Police … Back Day has removed more than 8,650 tons of medication from circulation since its inception. Collection sites will …
October 18, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Albuquerque Smoke Shop Owner Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Drug Offense

September 12, 2023
… marijuana. According to court records, detectives from the Albuquerque Police Department executed a search … recovered had been reported stolen. Upon his release from prison, Guevara will be subject to 3 years of … Task Force (VCGTF) investigated this case with assistance from the Albuquerque District Office of the Drug Enforcement …
September 12, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Communities Across the Country Remove Nearly 664,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications to Prevent Drug Misuse

May 15, 2023
… came together once again to protect our communities from prescription misuse by safely disposing of 663,725 … more than 17 million pounds of unnecessary medications from communities across the country. The 17 counties of West … their homes of unneeded medications to protect loved ones from deadly drugs and drug poisonings,” said DEA …
May 15, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National Found Guilty of Importing and Possessing Marijuana

September 27, 2022
… agents were able to apprehend the group with assistance from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Aircraft … Pedro Rio-Molina, 20; and Jose Mirey Trueba-Molina, 19, all from Mexico, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with … made the announcement. The DEA, with valuable assistance from USBP and DPS, is investigating the case. Assistant U.S. …
September 27, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National Faces Federal Drug Trafficking Charges in New Mexico

August 23, 2022
… extortion, and large-scale commercial gasoline theft from the Mexican government. Quintana was extradited to the … Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration's El Paso Division … in securing the arrest and extradition of Quintana from Mexico, and the Department thanks the Government of …
August 23, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

February 20, 2020
… trafficked into and within the United States.  From FY 2017 to FY 2019, DEA domestic seizures o f methamphetamine increased 127 percent from 49,507 pounds to 112,146 pounds . During the same time …
February 20, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Former El Paso Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Aid Cocaine Distribution

August 09, 2021
… and stash house. On Nov. 10, 2020, agents seized $14,405 from Saenz’s residence and 1.2 kilograms of cocaine from a stash house he used. During the investigation … undercover agents bought quantities of cocaine from Saenz at his residence. Garcia pleaded guilty to one …
August 09, 2021
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Former Corrections Officer Arraigned on Drug Trafficking and Contraband Charges

February 03, 2022
… officer at the Cibola County Corrections Center (CCCC) from January 2019 until Feb. 22, 2021. According to the … surveillance video allegedly observed Garcia remove an item from his pocket and place it into a box in a storage room. The item was recovered from the storage room and taken to the warden’s office for …
February 03, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 27

October 24, 2018
… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from the home medicine cabinet,” said Kyle Williamson, DEA … in Charge, El Paso Division. “More people die each year from prescription pain killer overdoses than from illegal drugs because they believe that taking a …
October 24, 2018
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El Paso Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth and Assaulting Co-Defendant

March 16, 2021
… El Paso Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth and Assaulting Co-Defendant March 16, 2021 El Paso Contact … drug in our communities should know that profiteering from death and destruction will not be tolerated. Today’s … and, in turn, we are keeping our communities safer and free from methamphetamine which continues to cause horrific …
March 16, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Texas Woman Pleads Guilty To Federal Cocaine Trafficking Charges In New Mexico

February 15, 2018
… in Las Cruces, N.M., to cocaine trafficking charges arising from the seizure of 4.06 (8.95 pounds) of cocaine at the … with participating in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy from Aug. 2017 through Oct. 8, 2017, and possessing cocaine … that he previously agreed with others to drive the cocaine from El Paso, Texas, to Albuquerque, N.M., where the drugs …
February 15, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Jury Convicts El Paso Man In Connection With Murder-For-Hire Plot

October 17, 2016
… and indecency with a child. Evidence further revealed that from September 2008 until November 2008, the defendant … to kill Sagredo while in Mexico in order to prevent her from testifying in the State case. Testimony revealed that … and the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the United States Marshals Service and the El Paso …
October 17, 2016
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Two Springfield, Missouri, Men Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Methamphetamine Conspiracy

May 31, 2017
… this time. Kenna Harmon also obtained methamphetamine from other sources and provided distributive amounts to Van … Police officers followed Van Pelt when he drove away from Kenna Harmon’s residence and conducted a traffic stop, but Van Pelt fled from the vehicle. Officers found $23,663 inside the vehicle. …
May 31, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Carbondale Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Drug Dealing

August 09, 2011
… and his associates belonged to a group called “JACKMOB.” From at least January 2005, through October 2009, the group … decisions to waste his life. Perhaps others can learn from his example. No one takes pleasure in seeing such a …
August 09, 2011
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Recognition For DEA Agent James Terry Watson During The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

August 05, 2014
… A letter addressed to DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart from the FOP, Lodge 2, announced the FOP’s plan to honor SA … on December 9, 1970 in Monroe, Louisiana. After graduating from Northeast Louisiana University with a degree in … he began a law enforcement career that would take him from Richland Parish, Louisiana to the mountains of …
August 05, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Jury Convicts Two Doctors Of Conspiracy To Commit Money Laundering Resulting From Pill Mill Operation In Broward And Palm Beach Counties

August 01, 2013
… Doctors Of Conspiracy To Commit Money Laundering Resulting From Pill Mill Operation In Broward And Palm Beach Counties … Kenneth A. Marra.   The charges against the defendants stem from Operation Oxy Alley, a coordinated investigation into …
August 01, 2013
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Auburn, Washington Man Who Converted Garage to a Fentanyl Pill Manufacturing Lab Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison

July 30, 2025
… learned that Elias was purchasing drugs including fentanyl from another target of investigation and later determined he … the dangers of his scheme and took steps to protect himself from overdose and violence, callously disregarding these … proud that DEA and our partners could protect our community from him and this sentence ensures that he will not threaten …
July 30, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Eleven Indicted for Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering

January 22, 2024
… five kilograms of cocaine and 50 grams of methamphetamine from at least August 2022 to December 2023 in Madison and … laundering conspiracy for allegedly transferring funds from Illinois to Mexico to promote the drug trafficking … money laundering for allegedly wiring more than $7,000 from Collinsville, Illinois, to various locations in Mexico …
January 22, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Springfield, Mo., Man Sentenced to 18 Years for Meth Trafficking

June 29, 2022
… to distribute methamphetamine in Greene County, Missouri, from Dec. 27, 2019, to Aug. 19, 2020. He also pleaded guilty … officers seized more than 425 grams of methamphetamine from Wrinkle and co-defendant Ashley N. Cooney, 39, of … law enforcement officer purchased methamphetamine from Wrinkle on two occasions. Wrinkle was in possession of …
June 29, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Missouri Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Meth Organization

March 25, 2022
… methamphetamine in Howell, Greene, and Texas counties from Dec. 31, 2015, to June 21, 2019. Rodriguez also pleaded … Jose I. Gonzales, 39, of West Plains, after being released from prison in March 2018. Rodriguez and Gonzales agreed to … pill, additional ammunition, and drug paraphernalia from the master bedroom. Law enforcement officers seized …
March 25, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Springfield Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy

March 01, 2022
… Officers Seized More Than Two Kilos of Meth from Residence SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Missouri, … officers seized more than two kilograms of methamphetamine from his residence. Walter M. Terrell, 37, was sentenced by … to distribute methamphetamine in Greene and Cass counties from May 10 to Nov. 8, 2018. Terrell admitted that he made …
March 01, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Seven Area Residents Indicted for Conspiracy to Transport Stolen Catalytic Converters Across State Lines

January 27, 2022
… conspiracy to transport stolen property across state lines from Dec. 12, 2019, to Oct. 15, 2021. Evan Marshall, 24, and … Marshall allegedly purchased stolen catalytic converters from an undercover agent and paid $1,030. On Oct. 15, 2021, … law enforcement action and moved 197 catalytic converters from his residence to another location in order to conceal …
January 27, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

West Plains Woman Sentenced to 20 Years for Leading Meth Conspiracy

December 17, 2021
… Officers Seized More Than 5 Kilos of Meth From Her Property SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Two West Plains, … methamphetamine in Howell, Greene, and Texas counties from Dec. 31, 2015, to June 21, 2019. Hicks also pleaded …
December 17, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Attorney General Barr announces results of DEA Operation Crystal Shield

September 10, 2020
… devotion of DEA and our partners to protect our communities from the scourge of drug trafficking and violent crime under … are using the highway system to move their drugs from the Southwest border, not only to the cities located in …
September 10, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Dallas Woman Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Non-U.S. Citizens Resulting in Migrant’s Death

May 11, 2023
… transport, and harbor undocumented immigrants into the U.S. from Mexico through Hudspeth County from on or about November 2019 through on or about August … based on the rise in prolific and dangerous smuggling from and through Central America and impacting our border …
May 11, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Large-Scale Drug Traffickers Convicted by Federal Jury

November 10, 2022
… ran a large-scale drug trafficking organization, spanning from Mexico to El Paso and on to Atlanta, from 2002 to 2019. In the early 2000s, Sanchez-Morales … form. The liquid methamphetamine would cross the border from Juarez, Mexico into El Paso, and then was transported …
November 10, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Sunland Park Woman Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

November 30, 2021
… large quantities of heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexico and distributed the drugs in New Mexico, Texas, … large quantities of heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexico and distributing the drugs in New Mexico, Texas, … last defendant in custody to be sentenced. Upon her release from prison, De Santiago will be subject to five years of …
November 30, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Hobbs Man Sentenced To Ten Years For Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Conviction

February 20, 2018
… imported methamphetamine and cocaine into Lea County from Mexico through Arizona. The investigation, which was … In entering the guilty plea, Gough admitted that from Nov. 2016 through June 2017, he conspired with others … by having methamphetamine delivered to Gough’s residence from his source of supply, which Gough would then deliver to …
February 20, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Over 130 Local Sites Join The Nationwide Effort To Take-Back Prescription Drugs On April 30, 2011

April 28, 2011
… Engage Albuquerque Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … prevent pill abuse and theft. The free event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. Government, community, … partners, collected over 3,100 pounds of pharmaceuticals from the community. Also last fall, Congress passed the Safe …
April 28, 2011