PRESS RELEASE

Beaumont Federal Inmate Sentenced For Drug Transaction During Visitation

June 24, 2015
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov BEAUMONT, Texas - A 28-year-old federal inmate has been sentenced for receiving contraband in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special …
June 24, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Eight arrested in connection with Jake’s fireworks drug trafficking conspiracy

July 15, 2020
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … seizes assets and property, freezes accounts BEAUMONT, Texas - Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in … individuals have been arrested in the Eastern District of Texas pursuant to a federal indictment which alleges drug …
July 15, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Los Zetas Drug Cartel Sicario And Piedras Negras Plaza Boss Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison

June 28, 2017
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov SAN ANTONIO, Texas -  In San Antonio today, a federal judge sentenced … Security (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Shane Folden; and, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw. …
June 28, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of Cartel Del Noreste and newphew of Los Zetas leaders receives two consecutive life sentences plus 20 years in federal prison

November 08, 2018
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov WACO, Texas - U.S. District Judge Alia Moses sentenced 38-year-old … for smuggling literally tons of drugs into South Texas. Homeland Security Investigations specializes in …
November 08, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle Organization member arrested for retaliating against an informant

March 07, 2019
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … Benesh. At the time, Benesh was attempting to start a Texas chapter of the Hell’s Angels Outlaw Motorcycle … of violent acts were committed by the Bandidos around Texas in furtherance of this "war," including in Fort Worth, …
March 07, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

La Familia Michoacan Drug Cartel Leader Sentenced To 43 Years In Federal Prison

April 11, 2018
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … delivered to stash locations in the Northern District of Texas and elsewhere. The announcement was made by Special …
April 11, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

El Paso Division Arrests For Project Delirium

July 21, 2011
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … arrests, over $60 million seized EL PASO, TX -- - EL PASO, Texas -The Drug Enforcement (DEA) today announced the … by DEA’s El Paso Division, which covers Far West Texas and all of New Mexico, were part of the nationwide …
July 21, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Authorities Arrest Twelve Members Of El Paso-Based Drug Trafficking Organization

August 12, 2011
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … the arrests of 29-year-old Rogelio Macias of Clint, Texas, and 45-year¬ old Luis Serrano of El Paso, along with … were: 29-year-old Alberto Benavidez of San Elizario, Texas; 34-year-old Rene Octavio Macias of El Paso; …
August 12, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

96 Charged And Dozens Arrested As The Result Of A Joint Investigation

February 02, 2011
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … States Attorney John E. Murphy of the Western District of Texas, Midland County District Attorney Teresa Clingman, … a number of arrest warrants this morning in Midland/Odessa, Texas. The majority of those arrested are among 79 …
February 02, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Owner/Operator Of GenPharm Pharmacy In Dallas Area Pleads Guilty

February 03, 2017
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 Operated a Pill Mill in Desoto, Texas: Three Defendants Previously Pled Guilty to Related …
February 03, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Five Waco Area Aryan Brotherhood Members And Associates Sentenced To Federal Prison For Role In Methamphetamine Distribution Operation To Date, 24 Individuals Have Been Sentenced To Federal Prison In Connection With This Investigation

June 26, 2015
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov WACO, Texas - A federal district judge sentenced five Aryan (AB) … in violent organized crime over three counties in Central Texas,” said FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs. …
June 26, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of Baily Boys Gang in Buffalo, N.Y. sentenced to 40 years

October 15, 2018
… that Julio Contreras, a/k/a Blue Demon, 34, of McAllen, Texas, who was convicted of racketeering conspiracy … in July 2015 at the Anzalduas Port of Entry in Mission, Texas as he attempted to return to the United States from … the defendant purchased and built assault rifles in Texas that he then sold or traded to Mexican sources in …
October 15, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Cocaine supplier sentenced to more than 10 years in Buffalo, N.Y.

October 15, 2018
… today that Julio Contreras, aka Blue Demon, 34, of McAllen, Texas, who was convicted of racketeering conspiracy … in July 2015 at the Anzalduas Port of Entry in Mission, Texas, as he attempted to return to the United States from … the defendant purchased and built assault rifles in Texas that he then sold or traded to Mexican sources in …
October 15, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Orange County Man Guilty of Trafficking Deadly Fentanyl

September 05, 2024
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov BEAUMONT, Texas – An Orange, Texas, man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking …
September 05, 2024
Zapata, Edgar Maximiano Jr.
FUGITIVE

Edgar Maximiano Jr. Zapata

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy and possession with the intent to distribute cocainemarijuanamethamphetamineand conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.
PRESS RELEASE

Ohio Man Sentenced for Distributing Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals in Dallas

July 21, 2021
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced today by Eduardo A. Chavez, Special Agent …
July 21, 2021
Luke Davis Whitley
FUGITIVE

Luke Davis Whitley

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Title 21 USC 846
PRESS RELEASE

Arrests made on San Antonio’s Eastside based on federal drug trafficking and money

September 07, 2018
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov   SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Federal and state authorities have arrested nine … William McManus; Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar; and Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw. A …
September 07, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Lubbock Fentanyl Distributors Sentenced

June 09, 2017
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 LUBBOCK, Texas - Sidney Caleb Lanier, 36, and Jamie Marie Robertson, …
June 09, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Federal, State And Local Authorities Arrest 18 Individuals Today Based On Federal Drug Trafficking Indictment Returned In Austin

March 28, 2018
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov AUSTIN, Texas - This morning, federal, state and local authorities … Investigation Special Agent in Charge Andy Tsui; Texas Department of Safety Director Steven McCraw; Austin …
March 28, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National And Leader Of Large Meth Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 17 A½ Years In Federal Prison

July 23, 2014
… 36, born in Chihuahua, Mexico, but residing illegally in Texas and Colorado, was sentenced in U.S. District Court … defendants - Bernardo Olivares-Cepeda, 36, Corpus Christi, Texas; Jose Ayvar-Ramos, 36, born in San Pedro, Mexico but residing illegally in Texas and Oklahoma; Alberto Sanchez, 37, born in Caahuila, …
July 23, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Methamphetamine Traffickers Sentenced

March 27, 2017
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 AMARILLO, Texas - Francisco Javier Gutierrez-Alvarez, 33, Octavio …
March 27, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Two Defendants Sentenced In Opioid Pill Mill Case

May 05, 2017
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 DALLAS, Texas - Lee Robertson, 33, and Tasmin Stewart, a/k/a “Taz,” …
May 05, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Lubbock Man Involved In Furanyl Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Charge

February 01, 2018
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 LUBBOCK, Texas - A Lubbock, Texas man, Steven Lawrence Forcum, 32, …
February 01, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Two Men Sentenced To Lengthy Prison Sentences For Their Roles In A Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

February 13, 2018
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 AMARILLO, Texas - Miguel Angel Bravo-Farias, 41, an illegal immigrant, …
February 13, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Dallas Man Sentenced To Serve 25 Years In Federal Prison On Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Convictions

August 18, 2014
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … in a marijuana distribution conspiracy operating in north Texas was sentenced this morning in federal court in Dallas, …
August 18, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Two Austinites Sentenced To Ten Years In Federal Prison For Role In Synthetic Marijuana Distribution Scheme

December 04, 2015
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov AUSTIN, Texas - In Austin, two brothers were both sentenced to ten … U.S. Border Patrol, Austin Police Department, the Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Attorney General’s …
December 04, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Bandidos National Sergeant At Arms Pleads Guilty To Federal Racketeering, Drug Trafficking And Extortion Charges

October 07, 2016
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov SAN ANTONIO, Texas - 32-year-old Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle (OMO) … States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Western District of Texas; Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Joseph …
October 07, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Several Charged With Trafficking Marijuana For Cartel Members In Mexico

December 16, 2016
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov McALLEN, Texas - A total of nine people are in custody following law … a drug trafficking organization operating throughout South Texas, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Houston Division, …
December 16, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Houston Man Guilty In Beaumont IH-10 Drug Trafficking

March 22, 2017
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov BEAUMONT, Texas - A 41-year-old Houston man has pleaded guilty to … drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced DEA Special Agent-in-Charge of the Houston …
March 22, 2017