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Heroin And Methamphetamine Traffickers Convicted

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … & Red Ribbon: Ciara A. Gregovich 720-431-8836 LAREDO, Texas - Edgar Loera and Miguel Angel Vives-Macias have been … numerous vehicle title histories from California and Texas as well as vehicle and passenger crossing records from …
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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 … DTO trafficked approximately 58 kilos of cocaine throughout Texas, New Mexico and Colorado. On May 26, 2023 Hernandez … Hernandez DTO peddled over 127 pounds of cocaine throughout Texas, Mexico and Colorado,” said U.S. Attorney Jaime …
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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 Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov LAREDO, Texas – A 36-year-old Customs and Border Protection (CBP) … conducted the investigation with assistance from the Texas Department of Public Safety, Border Patrol, Webb …
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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 … Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov VICTORIA, Texas – With the sentencing of two Sinton residents, nearly … gangs including the Calaveras Outlaw motorcycle gang, Texas Syndicate, 59 Bounty Hunters and the Bloods. They …
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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 … Rincon (571) 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov EL PASO, Texas – The leader of a large-scale drug trafficking … said U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza of the Western District of Texas. “My office is committed to working with our law …
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 … Rincon (571) 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov EL PASO, Texas – A federal jury convicted two men Tuesday of multiple … U.S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff of the Western District of Texas; Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in …
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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 … 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov DEA, Chamber, EP Electric, Texas Gas, Local 51 and YWCA partner in awareness campaign …
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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 … by U.S. Attorney John F. Bash for the Western District of Texas; Special Agent in Charge Kyle W. Williamson of the … Paso Police Department, El Paso Sheriff’s Office, and the Texas Department of Public Safety investigated this case. …
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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 … Rincon (571) 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov EL PASO, Texas -- An El Paso woman who fled the country prior to … Mexico, announced U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas John F. Bash; Drug Enforcement Administration El Paso …
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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 … Investigations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Texas Department of Public Safety, Bexar County Sheriff’s … organizations. The specific mission of the Houston/South Texas OCDETF Strike Force is to disrupt and dismantle the …
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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 … in the Galveston Division of the Southern District of Texas.   DEA Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Will … the largest suspected drug organizations seen in Southeast Texas in decades,” said Special Agent in Charge Glaspy. “The …
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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 … are in custody based on federal charges filed in west Texas. In Alpine, 46-year-old Marco Medina-Espinoza of … Denver, Colorado, and 34-year-old Ruth Sanchez of Presidio, Texas, are charged in separate indictments with possession …
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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 … in Charge Mark Morgan announced today that 16 El Paso, Texas defendants have been arrested, based on a 41-count … the El Paso Sheriff’s Office, El Paso Police Department, Texas Department of Public Safety, United States Army …
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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 … Rincon (571) 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov EL PASO, Texas - In El Paso, 36-year-old Manuel Gerardo (aka … more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana throughout Texas, Oklahoma and into Kansas. In addition to the drug …
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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 … 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov elp060514-01.jpg ODESSA, TEXAS - Federal, state and local authorities have arrested …
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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 … Rincon (571) 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov MIDLAND, Texas - - In Midland and Odessa this morning, authorities … partners, these criminal organizations will now face west Texas justice,” stated DEA Special Agent in Charge Will …
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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 … Leader gets more than 30 years LAREDO, Texas - Several members of a large scale drug trafficking … transported these drugs from Zapata to other parts of Texas and beyond, to include the South Florida area. The …
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South Laredo Trafficking Group Indicted

… 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 - A total of 24 alleged members of a cocaine, crack … complaint. The defendants are all residents of Laredo, Texas. The indictment was returned under seal April 29, 2014 …
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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 … Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov EAGLE PASS, Texas) - Federal, state and local law enforcement have … United States Attorney Robert Pitman, Western District of Texas. An eight-count indictment, unsealed today, charges …
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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 … Laundered Millions; $35 Million+ Judgment EL PASO, Texas - A federal judge sentenced 38-year-old Adan Reyes to … of kilograms of marijuana from El Paso to the Dumas, Texas area where it was warehoused before it was delivered …
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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 … his career as a peace officer and was certified by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement in 1993, thus sworn to uphold the Constitution and laws of Texas and of the United States. In 2006 through 2011, Garcia …
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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 Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov LAREDO, Texas - Kevin Corley, a former active duty officer in the … crime just minutes ago in federal court in Laredo, Texas. Shavar Davis, 29, of Denver, Colo., also pleaded …
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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 …
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Car Battery Cocaine Conspiracy Lands Conviction

… 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 – A 20-year-old Pharr resident has pleaded guilty to … Houston Division Daniel C. Comeaux and Southern District of Texas U.S Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.  Jesus Neftali …
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Eagle Pass Man Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov DEL RIO, Texas – An Eagle Pass man involved with the violent criminal … U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza of the Western District of Texas made the announcement. The Drug Enforcement …