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UT Southwestern to Pay $4.5 Million to Resolve Alleged Controlled Substance Act Violations That Permitted Drug Diversion by Staff

… 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 … 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 Dallas - The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has agreed to pay $4.5 …
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Federal jury convicts two for multiple violent crimes

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, 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 – Two men face up to life in prison following their …
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Heroin And Methamphetamine Traffickers Convicted

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, 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 … - (315) 426-5300 Westchester - (914) 682-6256 LAREDO, Texas - Edgar Loera and Miguel Angel Vives-Macias have been …
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New Mexico Man Sentenced to More Than 27 Years in Prison for Cocaine Distribution

… Arellano 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 PECOS … DTO trafficked approximately 58 kilos of cocaine throughout Texas, New Mexico and Colorado. On May 26, 2023 Hernandez …
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Major Supplier and Two Others Involved in the Carrollton / Flower Mound Juvenile Overdose Case Sentenced

… 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 … that claimed the lives of three teenagers in North Texas.   Jason Xavier Villanueva, 23, Robert Alexander …
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Former Federal Officer Receives More Charges for Alien Smuggling

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, 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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Small Town Meth and Cocaine Traffickers Sent to Prison

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, 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 VICTORIA, Texas – With the sentencing of two Sinton residents, nearly …
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Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Organization Leader Sentenced to Life in Prison

… Arellano 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 – The leader of a large-scale drug trafficking …
Bustillos-Magallanes, Jose Luis
FUGITIVE

Jose Luis Bustillos-Magallanes

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21USC 841(a)(1) & 846 Conspiracy to Possess a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute21 USC 960 & 963 Conspiracy to Import a Controlled Substance21 USC 959 Distribution for Purpose of Unlawful Importation18 USC 956 Conspiracy to Kill In a Foreign Country18 USC 1956(h) Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments18 USC 1956 Laundering of Monetary Instruments
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Large-Scale Drug Traffickers Convicted by Federal Jury

… Arellano 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 federal jury convicted two men Tuesday of multiple …
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Local Santa Rosa Lima Cartel Cell Head Sentenced for Drug Crimes, Money Laundering

… 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 … a series of other drug deliveries, spanning from Texas to South Carolina, over the course of at least four …
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DEA El Paso and Partners Light Star on the Mountain Red

… Arellano 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, …
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Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Member Extradited to the United States from Mexico for Funneling Massive Amounts of Marijuana and Cocaine into the United States

… Arellano 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 … by U.S. Attorney John F. Bash for the Western District of Texas; Special Agent in Charge Kyle W. Williamson of the …
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Wife of Former U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer in El Paso extradited to the United States from Mexico

… Arellano 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 woman who fled the country prior to …
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Twenty-Two Indicted for Drug Trafficking in San Antonio Area

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, 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 … Investigations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Texas Department of Public Safety, Bexar County Sheriff’s …
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Dozens arrested in major law enforcement operation

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, 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 … in the Galveston Division of the Southern District of Texas.   DEA Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Will …
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Six Arrested In El Paso/Alpine Portion Of Project Delirium

… Arellano 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 … are in custody based on federal charges filed in west Texas. In Alpine, 46-year-old Marco Medina-Espinoza of …
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Federal And State Authorities Arrest El Paso Based Drug Trafficking Organization On Federal Charges

… Arellano 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 … in Charge Mark Morgan announced today that 16 El Paso, Texas defendants have been arrested, based on a 41-count …
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Alleged El Paso Cell Ringleader For Vicente Carrillo Fuentes Drug Trafficking Organization Detained Pending Trial

… Arellano 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 - In El Paso, 36-year-old Manuel Gerardo (aka …
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Authorities Make Arrests In Connection With Odessa-based Methamphetamine Distribution Operation

… Arellano 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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Federal And State Authorities Arrest 23 Individuals Today In Relation To Cocaine And Methamphetamine Distribution Operations In Permian Basin

… Arellano 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 - - In Midland and Odessa this morning, authorities …
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16 People Sentenced To Lengthy Terms For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, 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 … - (254) 297-0300 Leader gets more than 30 years LAREDO, Texas - Several members of a large scale drug trafficking …
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South Laredo Trafficking Group Indicted

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, 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 total of 24 alleged members of a cocaine, crack …
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24 Arrested In Crystal City Area-Based Cocaine Distribution Operation

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, 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 EAGLE PASS, Texas) - Federal, state and local law enforcement have …
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35 Years For Leader Of Major Marijuana Trafficking Operation

… Arellano 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 Sold … Laundered Millions; $35 Million+ Judgment EL PASO, Texas - A federal judge sentenced 38-year-old Adan Reyes to …
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Laredo Deputy Constable Pleads Guilty To Accepting Bribe

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, 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 … his career as a peace officer and was certified by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement in 1993, thus sworn to …
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Former Army Man Convicted In Murder-for-Hire And Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, 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 - Kevin Corley, a former active duty officer in the …
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Multiple Arrests For Federal Drug Conspiracy And Firearms Charges Announced

… was returned against Carlos Montoya, Sr., of San Antonio, Texas, charging him with possession with intent to … officers - here in Wisconsin and in Illinois and Texas. Their efforts and those of all people, individuals … executed 18 state and federal search warrants yesterday in Texas, Illinois, and Wisconsin. In Wisconsin law enforcement …
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Brothers Convicted In Synthetic Drug Distribution Conspiracy Sentenced To Lengthy Federal Prison Terms

… 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 … Parker, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.  Barry Bays, 44, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge …
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Ten Indicted In Central New York Synthetic Marijuana Conspiracy

… age 23, Camillus, New York; Joe Aref, age 28, Nederland, Texas; Arafat Khoudour, age 29, Beaumont, Texas; Ali Bedwan, age 25, Port Arthur, Texas; Abed Zahran, age 55, North Syracuse, New York; Amjad …