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Drug Enforcement Administration Announces Fall Take Back Day

… Drug Enforcement Administration Announces Fall Take Back Day … On Saturday October 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Drug Enforcement Administration and various local agencies will …
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Man Sentenced in El Paso for Trafficking Meth into U.S. from Mexico

… Man Sentenced in El Paso for Trafficking Meth into U.S. from Mexico October 10, 2023 … in a federal court in El Paso to 70 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more …
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Federal Firearms Offenses

… Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Federal Firearms Offenses September … Castañeda, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s El Paso Division, and Alexander …
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Albuquerque Smoke Shop Owner Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Drug Offense

… Albuquerque Smoke Shop Owner Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Drug Offense September 12, 2023 El Paso Contact Info … N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special …
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Federal Firearm Offenses

… Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Federal Firearm Offenses August 23, … – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Eric Castañeda, Acting …
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El Paso Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Trafficking Cocaine

… El Paso Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Trafficking Cocaine July 26, 2023 El Paso Contact Info … Monday in a federal court in Alpine to 78 months in prison for one count of conspiracy to possess with to distribute …
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El Paso Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Marijuana Trafficking

… El Paso Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Marijuana Trafficking July 26, 2023 El Paso Contact Info … in a federal courthouse in Alpine to 96 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute marijuana. …
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Three Men Pled Guilty to Federal Charges Involving Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises

… N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Gregory M. Millard, Special Agent in Charge for the DEA El Paso Division, announced today that Kamal …
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DEA Albuquerque Office Partners with Bernalillo County to Host Free Training for Employers

… Partners with Bernalillo County to Host Free Training for Employers June 28, 2023 El Paso Contact Info Contact Us … with Bernalillo County to host a free CADCA training for employers seeking to address problematic substance use …
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Communities Across the Country Remove Nearly 664,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications to Prevent Drug Misuse

… El Paso, Texas – On April 22, 2023, DEA and its law enforcement partners came together once again to protect our … 830 pounds more than the October Take Back event in 2022. For more than a decade, Take Back Day has helped Americans …
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Federal Jury Convicts Albuquerque Man of Drug Trafficking Offenses and Federal Firearm Violation

… and Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that a … He faces a minimum of fifteen years in prison. The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Albuquerque District Office and …
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Midland Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Meth Distribution and Firearm Charge

… Midland Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Meth Distribution and Firearm Charge March 15, 2023 El … Midland man was sentenced last week to 360 months in prison for possessing approximately 1,000 grams of methamphetamine …
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Oklahoma Files First Degree Murder on Drug Dealer

… Division X Account @DEADallasDiv Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma … DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 Tyler - … Director Office: (405) 522-3116 Cell: (405) 250-9230 Email: alex.gerszewski@oag.ok.gov   Ashton Johnston, Press …
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Federal Jury Convicts Albuquerque Man of Drug Trafficking Offenses

… N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that a federal … 40 when a New Mexico State Police Officer stopped Columbie for speeding. During a consensual search of the vehicle, …
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Juárez Cartel Leader Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking

… Juárez Cartel Leader Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking November 01, 2022 El Paso Contact Info … N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Luis Carlos …
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Mexican National Found Guilty of Importing and Possessing Marijuana

… Ashley C. Hoff of the Western District of Texas and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Greg …
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Cuban national sentenced to 10 years in prison for drug trafficking, firearms offenses

… Cuban national sentenced to 10 years in prison for drug trafficking, firearms offenses September 08, 2022 … N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Ali Godoy, …
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New Mexico Pharmacy Agrees to Settlement Relating to Violations of the Controlled Substances Act

… N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Joe’s … civil claims against Joe’s Pharmacy arising from Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on-sight inspections on Aug. …
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El Paso Man Sentenced for Role in Two Deaths From a Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Overdose

… El Paso Man Sentenced for Role in Two Deaths From a Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine … man was sentenced today to 293 months in federal prison for his role in two deaths resulting from a fentanyl-laced …
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

… Texas Alpine - (432) 837-6000 Midland - (432) 686-4085 Efforts will focus on main U.S. methamphetamine trafficking transportation hubs EL PASO, TX – Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon today announced that the DEA will direct enforcement resources to methamphetamine “transportation hubs” …
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Man from Albuquerque sentenced to more than 20 years in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking and firearm possession

… sentenced to more than 20 years in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking and firearm possession … sold a pistol to the undercover agent and a confidential informant during the first transaction. Nahle was prohibited … the time of this offense based on prior felony convictions for armed robbery with a deadly weapon, battery of a peace …
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Man from Albuquerque sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking

… Man from Albuquerque sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking February 14, 2020 El Paso … of Albuquerque received a sentence of 18 months in prison for distribution of methamphetamine and Bernadette Aurora … of Albuquerque received a sentence of 21 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. On Dec. 20, …
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Man from Albuquerque pleads guilty to drug possession and firearm charges

… the intersection of Edith and Montano in Albuquerque. Law enforcement obtained surveillance footage from a nearby … was taken into custody and a search warrant was obtained for the home. Inside the home, officers found a backpack … in violation of federal law. Cotto possessed the firearm for protection from anyone who tried to steal his …
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DEA’s Work in New Mexico HIDTA Initiative Earns National Award

… Areas Program (NM HIDTA) received a national recognition for its work in southeastern New Mexico under Operation … was one of three to receive the Outstanding Cooperative Effort recognition. Participating agencies of the NM HIDTA …
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DEA Administrator invites two El Paso and Albuquerque families to first-ever Family Summit on the Overdose Epidemic

… started Serenity Mesa, a treatment center in Albuquerque for teenagers, and HAC (Healing Addiction in our Community), a non-profit for education and awareness. Carlos Briano, Demand Reduction …
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DEA El Paso Recognizes First Ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day

… - (432) 837-6000 Midland - (432) 686-4085 El Paso – In an effort to save lives, DEA is proud to join “Song for Charlie” and other valued public health, non-profit, and …
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Former El Paso Physician Agrees to Pay $350,000 to Resolve Allegations

… Former El Paso Physician Agrees to Pay $350,000 to Resolve … Settlement Resolves Allegations that He Failed to Account for Large Quantities of Opioids EL PASO, Texas – Dr. Herbert …
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Las Cruces psychiatrist pleads guilty to unlawfully prescribing opioids

… the diagnoses he made, and the prescriptions he wrote for her were not supported by the listed diagnoses. Beale … abuse, Beale did not treat the issue or refer Jane Doe for appropriate care. Instead, he continued to prescribe …
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New Mexico Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Meth and Firearm Charges

… New Mexico Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Meth and Firearm Charges March 02, 2022 El Paso Contact … a New Mexico man was sentenced to 240 months in prison for importing and possessing methamphetamine and 60 months …
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DEA Administrator names Greg Millard as SAC of the El Paso Division

… 837-6000 Midland - (432) 686-4085 EL PASO – The Drug Enforcement Administration’s El Paso Division has a new … original members of the Office of Chief Counsel’s Use of Force Unit, in which he trained agents on legal and policy …