PRESS RELEASE

Officer And Co-Defendant Arrested In Conspiracy To Traffic Cocaine

April 19, 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 McALLEN, Texas - Noel Pena, 29, a Rio Grande City Police Department … conducted by HSI, Drug Enforcement Administration, Texas Department of Public Safety and FBI with assistance …
April 19, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

10 Arrested In Large-Scale Drug And Money Laundering Conspiracy

April 29, 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 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Several South Texas men and one from Houston have been arrested on charges …
April 29, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Officer And Co-Defendant Arrested In Conspiracy To Traffic Cocaine

May 12, 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 McALLEN, Texas - A federal grand jury has returned a two-count … Security Investigations, Drug Enforcement Administration, Texas Department of Public Safety and FBI with assistance …
May 12, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

25 Arrested This Week In Round Up Centered On Alien Smuggling Operation

July 30, 2015
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … San Antonio, Laredo, Dallas and surrounding areas in Texas. Authorities also arrested two other individuals on … States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Western District of Texas, Homeland Security (HSI) Special Agent in Charge James …
July 30, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Man Sentenced To Over 11 Years In Prison For Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

February 24, 2017
… no022417_fig1.JPG SHREVEPORT, La. - A man from Texas was sentenced Wednesday to over 11 years in prison for … to sell methamphetamine in the Shreveport area with another Texas man, announced Drug Enforcement Administration … Stephanie A. Finley.  Tares Terrell Hearn, 37, of Carthage, Texas, was sentenced by a U.S. District Judge on one count …
February 24, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

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

January 16, 2025
… 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 …
January 16, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Lubbock Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Combined 106 Years in Federal Prison

October 12, 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 … does the coca plant, from where it is derived, grow in West Texas’ fertile land.  Its prevalence and distribution in the …
October 12, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Six Arrested In El Paso On Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

February 10, 2011
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … Lerma, 27, of El Paso; Ruben Salcedo, 35, of San Elizario, Texas; and Jorge Magdaleno, 27, of El Paso. Two defendants … Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Marshals Service, Texas Department of Public Safety, El Paso County Sheriff’s …
February 10, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Brownsville Drug Dealer Gets Four Life Sentences

December 11, 2013
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Javier F. Peña, Special Agent in Charge of the … Magidson, United States Attorney, Southern District of Texas announced today Julio Cesar Cardenas, 40, has been …
December 11, 2013
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Community Event
October 05, 2019
October 05, 2019

Austin area Girl Scouts earn DEA's Red Ribbon patch by completing adventure activities this Saturday

5:00 AM - 7:00 AM (EDT)
Liberty Hill , TX
LIBERTY HILL, TX. – On Saturday, October 5, 2019, over 100 Girls Scouts from the Austin metropolitan area, ages 8-17, will earn their Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Red Ribbon Patch by completing stations to include Escape Room, Rock Climbing Wall, Dunk-a-Cop, Drunk Goggles, K-9 demo, Fingerprinting, and Healthy/Unhealthy Match Game...
PRESS RELEASE

Leaders of Dangerous Mexican Drug Cartel Responsible for Extreme Violence Charged with International Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

October 16, 2024
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas. “Nothing is more important than bringing dangerous … Rio Field Office, HSI San Antonio, HSI Del Rio, HSI Laredo, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Rangers, San …
October 16, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Multiple Pharmaceutical Distributor Executives, Sales Representatives and Brokers Charged in Connection with Unlawful Sales of over 70M Opioid Pills

October 03, 2024
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … In addition, the distributors were all located outside Texas, far removed from their Houston-area pill-mill … brokers and distributors operating outside the state of Texas.  The investigation concentrated on the brokers and …
October 03, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Arizona Man Sentenced To More Than 20 Years For Drug, Firearm Offenses

January 10, 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 … - (608) 210-4300 Milwaukee - (414) 336-7300 AMARILLO, Texas - Arturo Salazar, Jr., 41, was sentenced today by U.S. …
January 10, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

34 In Custody In Connection With Austin-Based Drug Distribution Operation

October 16, 2014
… 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) - Federal and state authorities have arrested 24 … and local law enforcement partners in Austin and throughout Texas, will remain relentless in our pursuit of the vicious …
October 16, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Enforcement Administration El Paso Division Announces Spring Take Back Day

April 05, 2023
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … Rincon (571) 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov El Paso, Texas – The Drug Enforcement Administration has announced … Police and Sheriff Departments in El Paso, West Texas, and New Mexico Where:           Over 10 locations in …
April 05, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Eight Sentenced in Laredo Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

September 20, 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 LAREDO, Texas – Multiple people have been sentenced for their roles … Air & Marine Operations; Homeland Security Investigations; Texas Department of Public Safety; Webb County District …
September 20, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Three Sentenced in Austin for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in 18 Year Old’s Death

December 05, 2023
… 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 – An Austin man and two co-conspirators were sentenced … U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas. “This is another case in which a young victim leaves …
December 05, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Physician Sentenced for $1.2M Pill Mill Scheme

December 04, 2023
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov HOUSTON – A Texas doctor has been sentenced to seven years in prison for …
December 04, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Foreign National Convicted of Racketeering and Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

November 21, 2023
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … WASHINGTON – A federal jury in Beaumont, Texas, convicted a Romanian national today for plotting to … U.S. Attorney Damien Diggs for the Eastern District of Texas, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram, Special Agent in …
November 21, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Enforcement Administration Announces Fall Take Back Day

October 18, 2023
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … Rincon (571) 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov El Paso, Texas – On Saturday October 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the … Police and Sheriff Departments in El Paso, West Texas, and New Mexico Where:           Over 10 locations in …
October 18, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Z-43 Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Tons of Cocaine into United States

September 21, 2023
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … are over, and the residents of the Southern District of Texas are now safer.”   “The guilty plea of Guizar-Valencia … in control of much of the Mexico/U.S. border to include the Texas corridor.  The investigation revealed Los Zetas had …
September 21, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Former Connecticut Residents Charged with Operating Websites to Illegally Sell Misbranded and Unapproved Drugs

August 25, 2023
… RYAN FIELDS, 49, and LISA MAHAN, 53, of Port Neches, Texas, formerly of Glastonbury, Connecticut, with federal … Fields and Mahan were arrested this morning in Port Neches, Texas. They are scheduled to appear this afternoon in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. As alleged in the indictment, from September 2021 to …
August 25, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Communities Across the Country Remove Nearly 664,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications to Prevent Drug Misuse

May 15, 2023
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … Rincon (571) 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov El Paso, Texas – On April 22, 2023, DEA and its law enforcement … communities across the country. The 17 counties of West Texas turned in 2,144 pounds while New Mexicans turned in …
May 15, 2023
Gandara, Bernabie
FUGITIVE

Bernabie Gandara

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy to Possess with intent to Distribute846/ Possession with intent to Distribute: 841(a) (1)
Vazquez-Ramirez, Cesar
FUGITIVE

Cesar Vazquez-Ramirez

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21 USC 84621 USC 841 (a) (1)
Acosta-Pena, Lizbeth
FUGITIVE

Lizbeth Acosta-Pena

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21 USC 846 and 84121 USC 963 18 USC 1956
PRESS RELEASE

Head of the Gulf Cartel Jose Alfredo Cardenas-Martinez Indicted

March 24, 2022
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … El Contador has been indicted in the Southern District of Texas on various charges related to his position as the head … was also convicted in the Southern District of Texas and is awaiting sentencing. The Gulf Cartel is …
March 24, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Five Individuals Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Conspiracy

November 04, 2021
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … names of three businesses they registered with the state of Texas or in the names of co-conspirators. They did not … with the Department of the Treasury, nor did the state of Texas license them to engage in money transmission, …
November 04, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Near 20-Year Sentence for Drug Trafficking Ringleader in Austin Area

June 23, 2021
… 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  – U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel today sentenced … Chief Joseph Chacon, Cedar Park Police Chief Mike Harmon, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw, …
June 23, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Over $1.1M in Civil Settlements Reaffirm DOJ’s Commitment to Preventing Opioid Abuse

February 08, 2021
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … of pharmaceutical opioids.” MedMark Treatment Centers of Texas Pays $412,500.00 MedMark Treatment Centers of Texas, Inc., dba MedMark Treatment Centers San Antonio …
February 08, 2021