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Baytown Man Convicted In Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

… 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 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 LUBBOCK, Texas - Following a four-day trial before Senior U.S. …
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Austin Pharmacy to Pay $200,000 in Civil Penalties for Alleged Violations of the Controlled Substances Act

… 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 – People’s Pharmacy Inc. has agreed to pay $200,000 in …
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Van Zandt County Man Sentenced For Drug Trafficking And Firearms Violations

… 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 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 TYLER, Texas - A 28 year-old Ben Wheeler, Texas man has been …
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East Texans Arrested On Federal Violations

… 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 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 TYLER, Texas - DEA Special Agent in Charge, Clyde Shelley and  U.S. …
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Cock-fighter Receives Hefty Sentence for Local 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 33-year-old man has been ordered to federal prison …
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Corpus Christi Resident Sentenced 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 … - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 23-year-old man has been ordered to federal prison …
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U.S. Attorney's Office and DEA Announce Federal Charges Against Albuquerque Based Drug Trafficking Organization

… 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 …
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Another Cocaine Trafficker Heads 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 … San Antonio - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 McAllen, Texas – A 27-year-old Alton resident has been sent to prison …
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Local Drug Dealer Admits to Selling “China White”

… 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 38-year-old resident of Laredo has entered a …
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27 Years For Dallas Area Methamphetamine Trafficker

… 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 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 LUBBOCK, Texas - Orlando Juarez Cardenas, 41, of San Angelo, was …
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Corpus Christi Couple Caught Carrying 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 … Antonio - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 VICTORIA, Texas – Two Corpus Christi residents have pleaded guilty to …
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Jury Finds Tulsa Man Guilty of Drug, Gun Charges

… 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 … and began driving to the drug deal.  On his way there, a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper, working in …
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Tarrant And Parker County Men Receive Lengthy Federal Prison Sentences For Roles In Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

… 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 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 FORT WORTH, Texas - Six defendants who were convicted of federal felony …
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Fort Stockton Man Pleads Guilty to Firearm and Drug Charges

… 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 … U.S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff of the Western District of Texas and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special …
Estevan Sidon-Gonzales
FUGITIVE

Estevam Sidon-Gonzales

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Title 21 USC 846
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Forney Resident Sentenced for Trafficking “Ice” for Michoacan Cartel

… 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 40-year-old Texan has been sentenced for …
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Fort Worth Man Sentenced To Lengthy Prison Sentence For Role In Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

… 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 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 FORT WORTH, Texas - Jake Lindsey Hardin, a/k/a “Cash,” 33, was sentenced …
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Frisco Man In Custody On Federal Charges Stemming From A Murder-For-Hire Plot

… 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 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 DALLAS, Texas - Eskandar Molavi, 69, of Frisco, Texas, is in federal …
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Man Charged With Trafficking Fentanyl-Laced Fake Percocet

… 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 … home in Fort Worth to a discount clothing store in Hurst, Texas, where Mr. Wright allegedly gave the source the pills …
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First Defendant Sentenced in Family-Based Drug Trafficking Ring Connected to Lummi Nation Overdose Deaths

… pills throughout the United States, including in Arizona, Texas, Missouri, Montana, and Georgia. At the sentencing …
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Physician Pleads Guilty To Illegally Prescribing Pain Medication

… 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 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 TYLER, Texas - U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced that an East …
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Federal Jury In Austin Convicts Four In Multi-Million Dollar Money Laundering Conspiracy Involving Los Zetas Drug Trafficking Proceeds, Extortion, And Bribery

… 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 … breed and race American quarter horses in U.S. AUSTIN, Texas -  - In Austin, four men face up to 20 years in …
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Daniel C. Comeaux named Special Agent in Charge of the Houston Division

… 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 … 118,000 square miles across South, Central, and East Texas, 645 miles of U.S./Mexico border, and is home to a …
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Three Convicted in $500,000 Mexican Cartel Weapon Scheme

… 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 – Three individuals have admitted to their roles in a …
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Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle Organization member arrested for retaliating against an informant

… 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 … Benesh. At the time, Benesh was attempting to start a Texas chapter of the Hell’s Angels Outlaw Motorcycle …
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South Texan Guilty of Trafficking Cocaine Through Checkpoint

… 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 federal jury in Corpus Christi has convicted a …
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Member And Associate Of Barrio Azteca Gang Plead Guilty To Racketeering Conspiracy

… U.S. Attorney John E. Murphy for the Western District of Texas, FBI Assistant Director of the Criminal Investigative … U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA). Jesus Espino, 43, of El Paso, Texas, and Lorenzo Espino, 51, aka “Lencho,” and “Oso,” of … Magistrate Judge Norbert Garney in the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division, to participating in a racketeering …
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Guilty Plea In Littlefield Methamphetamine Trafficking Investigation

… 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 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 LUBBOCK, Texas - Arnoldo Mendoza Lepez, 44, of Littlefield, Texas …
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Dallas Man Sentenced to 14 years in Federal Prison for Supplying Fentanyl in Rowlett Overdose

… 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 … and cause senseless deaths in the Eastern District of Texas.” This case was investigated by the U.S. Drug …
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Victoria Resident that Fled Police with Handgun and Kilo of Meth 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 VICTORIA, Texas – A 32-year-old Victoria man has been ordered to …