PRESS RELEASE

Illegal Alien Sentenced for Trafficking Over $1 Million in Cocaine

… 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 … Download Original Image Download Original Image McALLEN, Texas – A 40-year-old Mexican national illegally in the …
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Former Daycare Director Sentenced in Large-Scale Cocaine Trafficking 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 … San Antonio - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 LAREDO, Texas – A 34-year-old resident of Laredo has been sentenced …
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Hobbs Woman Sentenced for High-Speed Chase that led to Fentanyl and Meth Bust

… 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 … stop, however the driver fled from officers over the Texas border. Deputies from the Yoakum County Sheriff's …
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Hermandad de Pistoleros Latinos Gang Member Sentenced to 100 Months for Heroin Trafficking

… 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 LAREDO, Texas – A 33-year-old Laredo man has been sentenced for …
PRESS RELEASE

Jefferson County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth

… 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 … for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) …
PRESS RELEASE

National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 324 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $14.6 Billion in Alleged Fraud

… Coast, Los Angeles, Midwest, New England, Northeast, and Texas Strike Forces; U.S. Attorneys’ Offices for the … Western District of Tennessee, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, District of Vermont, …
PRESS RELEASE

Port Arthur Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

… 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 Port Arthur woman has been sentenced to federal …
PRESS RELEASE

Louisiana Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Federal Prison for Convictions of Multiple Drug Charges

… kilogram quantities of cocaine and heroin from Houston, Texas and elsewhere and redistribute those narcotics within …
STORY

DEA Executes Operation Profit Over Patients to Dismantle Health Care Fraud Networks

July 03, 2025
… targeting the entire ecosystem of fraud—from pill mills in Texas to kickback clinics exploiting Native communities. If … oxycodone, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, and fentanyl.  In Texas, several individuals, including a doctor, nurse, …
July 03, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Houston Armed Felon Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl

… 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 convicted felon has been sentenced to …
PRESS RELEASE

Illegal Alien from Honduras Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Meth

… for illegal entry across the border near Edinburg, Texas. On October 9, 2019, the Immigration Court in …
PRESS RELEASE

High-Ranking Sinaloa Leader Extradited to El Paso, Faces up to Life in Federal Prison

… 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 PASO, Texas – A high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel was …
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20 Arrested in Waco on Federal Drug Trafficking 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 WACO, Texas – A group of 20 federally indicted individuals were …
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Angelina County Felon Sentenced for Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations

… 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 Lufkin man has been sentenced for federal drug …
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Three Arrested after 182-kilogram Cocaine Seizure

… 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 BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Three people have been charged after authorities …
PRESS RELEASE

Cocaine Distributer Sentenced to over 10 years in Federal Prison

… 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 36-year-old man has been sentenced for possession …
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of Pharmacy Burglary Ring Across Multiple States Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Federal Prison

… An investigation revealed that Brown, 35, of Humble, Texas, was involved in a drug trafficking organization that … documented gang members from the 5th Ward area in Houston, Texas. Investigators discovered more than 96,000 tablets of … of codeine, burglary of a building (which was a pharmacy in Texas), and burglary – 2nd degree (which was a pharmacy in …
PRESS RELEASE

Cocaine Smuggler who Led Law Enforcement on High-Speed Chase Sentenced to Decade in Federal Prison

… 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 50-year-old Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, man has …
PRESS RELEASE

Illegal Alien Sent to Federal Prison for Trafficking Over $1 Million in Cocaine

… 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 41-year-old Mexican national illegally in the …
PRESS RELEASE

El Pasoan Omar Arellano named SAC of DEA El Paso Division

… 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 … who graduated from Del Valle High and the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), is the new Special Agent in Charge …
PRESS RELEASE

Five Defendants Charged in Manhattan Federal Court for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused the Fatal Overdoses of Three 19-Year-Olds

… on October 28, 2025, in Troy, New York, and Houston, Texas, respectively. John Nicolas and Roy Nicholas were … United States Magistrate Judge in the Southern District of Texas on October 29, 2025; Epperson was presented on October …
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Charges Filed Against Albuquerque Supplier in Major Drug Trafficking Investigation

… 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 …
PRESS RELEASE

El Paso Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Dealing Fentanyl

… 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 PASO, Texas – An El Paso man was sentenced in a federal court to …
PRESS RELEASE

Canadian National Sentenced to over 11 years in Prison for Facilitating Cocaine Shipments from South America to Canada

… 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 …
LANDING PAGE

FAST and KCO Memorial Dedication

September 16, 2025
… Field Division. In 2003, he was transferred to the El Paso, Texas Field Division and played a major role in several … May 14, 1985 - October 26, 2009       A native of Terrell, Texas, Staff Sergeant Shawn H. McNabb was killed on October … training at Fort Benning, Georgia, and Fort Sam Houston, Texas, he was assigned to the 702nd Combat Support Medical …
September 16, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

South Texan Man Admits to Cocaine Possession

… 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 48-year-old Edcouch resident has pleaded guilty to …
PRESS RELEASE

2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown

… Coast, Los Angeles, Midwest, New England, Northeast, and Texas Strike Forces; U.S. Attorneys’ Offices for the … Western District of Tennessee, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, District of Vermont, …
PRESS RELEASE

Repeat Drug Trafficker Sentenced to a Decade in Prison

… 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 43-year-old Baytown resident has been sentenced …
PRESS RELEASE

Asylum Grantee Sent to Prison for Role in Fentanyl 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 24-year-old Mexican national has been sentenced …
PRESS RELEASE

Illegal Alien Sentenced to 20 years in Federal Prison for Church Parking Lot Meth Deal

… 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 …