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Texas Physician Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Operating a Houston-Area Pill Mill

… Texas Physician Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for … Domestic Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Del Rio, Galveston, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Austin - (512) 344-4900 Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 …
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DEA and Viking Motorsports Expand "Fentanyl Free America" Efforts to Daytona and Charlotte

… Just Think Twice Domestic Building on the Momentum from the Texas Motor Speedway, the No. 99 Fentanyl Free America … joined forces at the Andy’s Frozen Custard 340 at Texas Motor Speedway on May 2, 2026, marking the first time … two of NASCAR’s most iconic venues. “The response we saw in Texas proved what we already believed: NASCAR fans are …
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Illegal Alien Sent to Prison for Role in Black-Market Peso Exchange Money Laundering Scheme

… Eagle Pass, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Division Contacts Austin - … San Antonio - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 LAREDO, Texas – A 52-year-old Mexican national has been ordered to … conspiracy to move drug trafficking proceeds through Texas to Mexico. Gabriel Arturo Castillo of Monterrey, Nuevo …
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

… X Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 214-724-3020 Erin.J.Fischer@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … Dallas Special Agent in Charge, Joseph B. Tucker. “In North Texas and Oklahoma, the DEA and our federal, state, and …
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Texas Man Sentenced to Nearly Four Years in Prison for Smuggling Six Kilograms of Cocaine

… Texas Man Sentenced to Nearly Four Years in Prison for … (601) 965-4400 Oxford - (662) 234-8542 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A Texas man has been sentenced for smuggling six kilograms of … C. Axon sentenced Brandon Azael Lopez, 30, of McAllen, Texas, to 46 months in prison. In October 2025, Lopez …
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Houston Man Guilty of Drug Trafficking as Part of Homeland Security Task Force Investigation in the Eastern District of Texas

… Task Force Investigation in the Eastern District of Texas July 13, 2026 Houston Contact Info Contact Us (713) … Domestic Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Del Rio, Galveston, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Austin - (512) 344-4900 Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 …
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Former Texas Tech Professor Pleads Guilty to Running Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

… Former Texas Tech Professor Pleads Guilty to Running Fentanyl … X Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 214-724-3020 Erin.J.Fischer@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 …
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Houston Woman Convicted for Smuggling 98.26 Kilos of Methamphetamine into the United States

… Eagle Pass, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Division Contacts Austin - … San Antonio - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 DEL RIO, Texas – A federal jury in Del Rio convicted a Houston woman … announced  U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, Justin R. Simmons. According to court documents and …
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Inmate who ran Gun Trafficking Organization From State Prison Sentenced in Homeland Security Task Force investigation

… Domestic Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Del Rio, Galveston, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Austin - (512) 344-4900 Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 … - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 38-year-old resident of Rock Hill, South Carolina, …
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Repeat Felon Bites Cops During arrest, Sentenced to Over 11 Years for Drugs and Firearms Charges

… Domestic Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Del Rio, Galveston, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Austin - (512) 344-4900 Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 … San Antonio - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 McALLEN, Texas – A 45-year-old Edinburg resident has been ordered to …
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Homeland Security Task Force Secures Life Sentences for Two Leaders of Multimillion-Dollar Cocaine and Fentanyl-Trafficking Organization That Used Children as Couriers

… The DTO sourced cocaine from cartel-connected suppliers in Texas and, ultimately, Mexico. The DTO’s fentanyl … intercepted several calls involving McGee and his Houston, Texas-based suppliers, Eric Anthony Aguilar and Jonathan … Marshals Service and several local agencies in Houston, Texas substantially assisted the investigation. Assistant …
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Brazos County Meth Dealer Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Violation in the Eastern District of Texas

… for Drug Trafficking Violation in the Eastern District of Texas June 10, 2026 Houston Contact Info Contact Us (713) … Domestic Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Del Rio, Galveston, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Austin - (512) 344-4900 Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 …
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Jefferson County Man Guilty of Drug Trafficking as Part of Homeland Security Task Force Investigation in the Eastern District of Texas

… Task Force Investigation in the Eastern District of Texas May 26, 2026 Houston Contact Info Contact Us (713) … Domestic Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Del Rio, Galveston, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Austin - (512) 344-4900 Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 …
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Texas Doctor Convicted for Illegally Distributing More than a Million Pills

… Texas Doctor Convicted for Illegally Distributing More than … D.C. - A federal jury in the Southern District of Texas convicted a Texas physician yesterday for unlawfully distributing more …
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Barrio Azteca Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering and Drug Conspiracy Charges Related to 2010 U.S. Consulate Murders in Juarez

… Castañeda Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) 526-0700 Texas Alpine - (432) 837-6000 Midland - (432) 686-4085 El … member pleaded guilty today in federal court in El Paso, Texas, for being part of a racketeering and drug trafficking …
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Texas Man Charged with Meth Trafficking in Illinois

… Texas Man Charged with Meth Trafficking in Illinois May 01, … 210-4300 Milwaukee - (414) 336-7300 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A Texas man appeared in federal court on April 30, 2026, after …
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Illegal Immigrant and Smith County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Operating a Meth Lab

… X Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 214-724-3020 Erin.J.Fischer@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 TYLER, Texas – An illegal immigrant and a Smith County man …
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Total Men’s Primary Care and Dr. Mason Jones Agree to Pay Up to $600,000 in Civil Penalties for Alleged Violations of the Controlled Substances Act

… Eagle Pass, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Division Contacts Austin - … San Antonio - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 AUSTIN, Texas – Total MD Physicians Group, P.L.L.C., doing business … available,” said U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas Justin R. Simmons. “The American people deserve a …
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Kellyville Man Sentenced After Agents Discovered He Was Receiving Illegal Drugs Through the Mail

… X Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 214-724-3020 Erin.J.Fischer@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 …
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Ten Charged in Grant County Meth and Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

… Castañeda Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) 526-0700 Texas Alpine - (432) 837-6000 Midland - (432) 686-4085 … (DSS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Texas Department of Public Safety (TXDPS), El Paso Police …
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Illegal Alien Sentenced in Cocaine Conspiracy

… Domestic Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Del Rio, Galveston, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Austin - (512) 344-4900 Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 … - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 48-year-old illegal alien from Mexico living in …
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DEA El Paso and Partners Remove 4,796 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities in West Texas and New Mexico

… 4,796 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities in West Texas and New Mexico May 06, 2026 El Paso Contact Info … Castañeda Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) 526-0700 Texas Alpine - (432) 837-6000 Midland - (432) 686-4085 El …
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Eufaula Resident Sentenced for Distributing Methamphetamine

… X Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 214-724-3020 Erin.J.Fischer@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 …
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Austin Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 18 Years in Federal Prison

… Eagle Pass, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Division Contacts Austin - … San Antonio - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 AUSTIN, Texas – An Austin man was sentenced in a federal court in … U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas. According to court documents, on March 24, 2023, …
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Texas Doctor Charged with Illegally Distributing Millions of Opioid Pills

… Texas Doctor Charged with Illegally Distributing Millions of … Domestic Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Del Rio, Galveston, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Austin - (512) 344-4900 Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 …
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New Jersey Man Arrested for Local Fentanyl Overdose

… Domestic Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Del Rio, Galveston, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Austin - (512) 344-4900 Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 … Antonio - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 BEAUMONT, Texas – A Houston man has pleaded guilty to federal drug …
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Houston Men Sentenced to Federal Prison as Part of Homeland Security Task Force for Trafficking Meth and Fentanyl in the Eastern District of Texas

… Trafficking Meth and Fentanyl in the Eastern District of Texas April 29, 2026 Houston Contact Info Contact Us (713) … Domestic Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Del Rio, Galveston, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Austin - (512) 344-4900 Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 …
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Cole Manor Motel Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison

… X Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 214-724-3020 Erin.J.Fischer@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 …
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Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Deputy Convicted of Tipping Off DEA Targets

… Castañeda Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) 526-0700 Texas Alpine - (432) 837-6000 Midland - (432) 686-4085 … NM – United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Ryan Raybould, announced the July 10 conviction of a …
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Final Three Defendants in Central Arkansas Drug-Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to Combined 29 Years in Federal Prison

… Langel, who trafficked dozens of kilograms of cocaine from Texas to Arkansas, will spend the next 14 years in federal … part of a drug conspiracy that spanned from California to Texas to Arkansas and involved significant amounts of …