PRESS RELEASE

Laredo Drug Dealer Receives Three Decades 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 LAREDO, Texas – A 46-year-old man has been sentenced for possession …
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Charges filed against dozens in trafficking network responsible for diverting over 23 million oxycodone, hydrocodone and carisoprodol pills

… 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 … Offices for the Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas and District of Massachusetts as well as the DEA and …
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Drug Trafficking Mom Imprisoned for Smuggling Meth Across Border

… 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 Dallas woman has been sentenced for …
PRESS RELEASE

Former Federal Officer Receives More Charges for Alien Smuggling

… 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 36-year-old Customs and Border Protection (CBP) …
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San Antonio Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Lethal Doses of Meth and 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 … and U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza of the Western District of Texas made the announcement. The Drug Enforcement …
PRESS RELEASE

High-Ranking Aryan Circle Gang Leader and Member Sentenced on Racketeering-Related 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 … gang. William Glenn Chunn, aka Big Head, 40, of Conroe, Texas, was sentenced yesterday to life imprisonment for …
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Husband and Wife Receive Combined 45 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl That Resulted in Death

… the victim’s death, on September 16, 2022, a Nacogdoches, Texas, police officer conducted a traffic stop on Franklin … who were heading north toward Arkansas out of south Texas. During the stop, officers located numerous pills … the Conway Police Department, and the Nacogdoches, Texas, Police Department. This case was prosecuted by …
PRESS RELEASE

13 Drug Traffickers Sentenced to More than 235 Years Combined 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 … thirteenth defendant, 30-year-old Jorge Llanas of Dallas, Texas, was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Jane J. …
PRESS RELEASE

Man Receives Consecutive Sentences after 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 McALLEN, Texas – A 31-year-old Mission man has been ordered to …
PRESS RELEASE

Cuban National Sentenced to Over 38 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Other Crimes

… 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 Using … York wasn’t enough for Mr. Morales. He decided to move to Texas and continue a life of crime and villainy. He should …
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Former Mexican Judicial Officer Convicted for Hiring Drivers to Transport Drug Loads

… 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 federal jury has returned a guilty verdict against …
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El Paso Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in 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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Weslaco Man Sentenced for Attempting to Import Shoebox Containing Crystal 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 McAllen, Texas – A 23-year-old man has been sentenced for drug …
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Dozens arrested as part of Houston Violent Crime Initiative

… 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 … the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas and local, state and federal law enforcement. The …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA El Paso to Host Family Summit

… 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 Free … El Paso, TX 79924 WHAT: Summit for New Mexico and West Texas families who have suffered the terrible loss of a …
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Lexington Man Sentenced for Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

… to the southern border of the United States at McAllen, Texas, to pick up drug loads. Gomez made these trips on a … them to others around the country, including in Dallas, Texas; Columbia, South Carolina; Dayton, Ohio; and …
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Fentanyl Distributor Linked to Three Fatal Overdoses Imprisoned for 27 years

… 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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Repeat Offender Drug Smuggler sent 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 … Antonio - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A 47-year-old resident of Matamoros, Mexico, has …
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Pharmacy Burglary Conspirators Arraigned Tuesday in Federal Court

… involved. LITTLE ROCK— Eighteen individuals from Texas who are accused of stealing more than $1.5 million … to commit money laundering.  Keith Brown, 34, of Houston, Texas, and 17 others were named in this indictment related … with codeine cough syrup—were transported to Houston, Texas, where they were sold illicitly. Intelligence …
STORY

13-Year-Old D.J. Daniel Sworn In As Honorary DEA Special Agent

April 22, 2025
…   Pictured L/R: SA Sammy Parks, DJ Daniel, and Kemah, Texas Police Chief Raymond Garvey Pictured L/R: Theodis …
April 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

… 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 … from communities across New Mexico and 17 counties of West Texas. A total of 71 cases involved social media platforms …
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Mexican Nationals Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Firearms 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 …
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El Paso Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Causing Fentanyl Overdose 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 pleaded guilty in a federal court in …
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Z-43 Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Tons of Cocaine into United States

… 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 … are over, and the residents of the Southern District of Texas are now safer.”   “The guilty plea of Guizar-Valencia …
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Laredo Felon Indicted for Trafficking Fentanyl and Possessing Various Firearms

… 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 39-year-old man has been charged with conspiracy …
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Kilogram Drug Trafficker in Robeson County Sentenced to 25 Years

… of controlled substances from Mexico into the Brownsville, Texas, area.  Investigators learned that members of this drug trafficking organization would travel to Texas, cross the border to meet with suppliers, and then … by Locklear and two other individuals as they returned from Texas.  Investigators located 2.3 kilograms of …
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Family Summit
November 09, 2023
November 09, 2023

El Paso Family Summit

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (EST)
El Paso, TX
The Drug Enforcement Administration El Paso Division is hosting a free Family Summit for families from New Mexico and West Texas who have experienced the profound loss of a loved one due to an illicit substance. The DEA Family Summit will take place on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, from 9...
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Communities Across the Country Remove Nearly 664,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications to Prevent Drug Misuse

… 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 April 22, 2023, DEA and its law enforcement …
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Harris County Woman Convicted of Drug Trafficking Violations

… of Drug Trafficking Violations September 21, 2020 PLANO, Texas – A 38-year-old La Porte, Texas, woman has been convicted of federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox today.   …
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Convicted Felon Admits to Possessing Distributable Amounts Heroin

… 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 32-year-old Laredo man has pleaded guilty to …