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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 …
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Communities Nationwide Turn In Nearly 630,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications on DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… 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 – On Oct. 26, DEA and over 4,400 law enforcement …
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Colombian National Extradited to Houston to face Narco-Terrorism and International Cocaine Distribution 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 … N. MacDonald and Anibal Alaniz of the Southern District of Texas are prosecuting the case.   Extraditions On On Press …
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24 Federally Indicted in San Antonio for Alleged Drug and Firearm 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 … – U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas announced at a press conference Thursday that 24 …
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Career Criminal Sentenced in Corpus Christi for Drug 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 … - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 46-year-old Santa Rosa resident has been sentenced …
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Undercover Operation Sends Drug Dealing Sex Offender to 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 27-year-old Corpus Christi resident has been …
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Gulf Cartel Drug Trafficker Sent to Prison Following Major Cocaine and Cash Seizures

… 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 – A 42-year-old resident of San Benito has been …
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Pharmacy Burglary Conspirators Arraigned Today in Federal Court

… Involved LITTLE ROCK—On July 30, 2024, in Houston, Texas, the Drug Enforcement Administration initiated the … indictment and arrest of eighteen people from the Houston, Texas, area in November 2023. Defendants arrested in July … to commit money laundering. Keith Brown, 34, of Houston, Texas, and 41 others were named in this superseding …
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Del Valle Felon Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking, Firearm 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 AUSTIN, Texas – A Del Valle man was sentenced in federal court to …
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DEA’s OD Justice Devotes Critical Resources to Fatal Drug Poisoning and Overdose Death Investigations Across the United States

… of this important investigative work include: Portland, Texas: Arielle Spears survived a fentanyl overdose in Portland, Texas, but suffered life-altering injuries, including the … to indictments on drug and weapons charges. El Paso, Texas: An investigation into the fentanyl poisoning death of …
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Midland Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to 20 Years 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 MIDLAND, Texas – A Midland man was sentenced in a federal court in …
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Two High-Ranking Members of the Gulf Cartel Extradited to the United States for Drug 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 … Antonio - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Two former high-ranking members of Cartel del Gulfo …
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El Paso Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Dealing Fentanyl, Causing Death

… 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 federal court to 180 …
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Private Shipping Company to Pay $400,000 to Settle Allegations of Transshipping Fentanyl Precursor Chemicals

… 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 … U.S. Attorney Margaret Leachman for the Western District of Texas. “IMC Pro took on a responsibility to ensure the …
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Car Battery Cocaine Conspiracy Lands Conviction

… 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 20-year-old Pharr resident has pleaded guilty to …
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Eagle Pass Man Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years in 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 … San Antonio - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 DEL RIO, Texas – An Eagle Pass man involved with the violent criminal …
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Illegal Immigrant from the Dominican Republic Sentenced to More than Five Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Deliver Cocaine

… to determine that Lazala-Soto had actually been in Austin, Texas, the prior day and had returned. After Lazala-Soto …
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Roma Man Tries to Escape Drug House Through Attic Vent, Lands 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 … San Antonio - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 McAllen, Texas – A 35-year-old local man has been ordered to prison …
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Jefferson County Man Guilty of 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 Beaumont man has pleaded guilty to federal drug …
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Former Mexican Law Enforcement Official Imprisoned for Hiring Drivers to Transport Deadly Narcotics

… 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 – A 56-year-old Mexican citizen residing in the …
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Two Charged with Fentanyl 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 …
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Fentanyl Distributor Pleads Guilty

… 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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Recruiter for Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 20 Years 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 Mexican national was sentenced in El Paso to 245 …
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Twenty-One Suspected El Paso Gang Affiliates Arrested for Alleged Drug Trafficking, Firearm Offenses

… 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 DEA … Original Image DEA fugitive Jonathan Blanco. EL PASO, Texas – Twenty-one individuals suspected of being affiliated …
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Texans Guilty of Operating Major Drug Trafficking Enterprise

… 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 – Three Texas men have pleaded guilty to federal drug …
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El Paso Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years 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 – An El Paso man was sentenced in a federal court in …
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Federal Court Orders San Antonio-Area Pharmacy and Pharmacist to Pay $275,000 Civil Penalty in Case Alleging Unlawful Opioid Distribution

… 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 … Waco - (254) 297-0300 San Antonio, TX   A federal court in Texas ordered a San Antonio pharmacy and its pharmacist to …
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Sheriff’s Deputies Allegedly Tipped Off DEA Target

… 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 One … R. Thorne-James, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton, and FBI Special Agent in Charge Raul …
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Pharmaceutical President Sentenced in Counterfeit Drug 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 … Antonio - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 BEAUMONT, Texas – A Florida-based pharmaceutical president has been …
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El Paso Man to Spend 15 Years in Federal Prison for Dealing Deadly 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 federal court to 15 …