PRESS RELEASE

Two-Ton Marijuana Seizure Results in Prison for Young Mexican Trafficker

November 17, 2022
… 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 – A 21-year-old Mexican citizen has been sent to … the investigation with the assistance of Border Patrol and Texas Department of Public Safety. Assistant U.S. Attorney …
November 17, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Cock-fighter Receives Hefty Sentence for Local Drug Trafficking

June 28, 2022
… 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 33-year-old man has been ordered to federal prison … individuals to transport a large quantity of meth from Texas to Georgia. In handing down the sentence, the court …
June 28, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Jury Finds Tulsa Man Guilty of Drug, Gun Charges

April 14, 2022
… 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 … and began driving to the drug deal.  On his way there, a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper, working in …
April 14, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Man Charged With Trafficking Fentanyl-Laced Fake Percocet

March 23, 2022
… 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 … home in Fort Worth to a discount clothing store in Hurst, Texas, where Mr. Wright allegedly gave the source the pills …
March 23, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Rio Grande City Man Ordered to Prison in Multi-Defendant Drug Conspiracy

July 24, 2018
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov BROWNVILLE, Texas - A 38-year-old South Texas man has been sentenced for his involvement in a …
July 24, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Seven Individuals Indicted for Transnational Drug Trafficking

February 03, 2022
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov BEAUMONT, Texas – A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Texas has returned an indictment charging seven individuals …
February 03, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

“Cocaine Pepe” Faces up to Life in Prison

August 19, 2021
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov   CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 32-year-old Alice, Texas resident has entered a guilty plea earlier today to …
August 19, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Corpus Man Sent to Prison for Dealing Drugs, Possessing Firearm

November 07, 2018
… 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 39-year-old Corpus Christi resident has been … Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Texas Department of Public Safety; Nueces County Sheriff’s …
November 07, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 27, 2018

October 25, 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 … prescription drugs. At the event, all residents in Texas and Oklahoma will be able to drop off their expired, …
October 25, 2018
GENERAL INFORMATION

New Orleans News 2010

July 15, 2021
… Prison For Narcotics and Weapons Violation April 12, 2010 Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Possession with Intent to … Guilty to Distribution of Crack Cocaine February 9, 2010 Texas Man Arrested for Possession with Intent to Distribute Over Five Kilograms of Cocaine February 4, 2010 Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Violations February …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Former Mexican governor sent to US prison for money laundering

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 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A former Coahuila, Mexico, governor has been ordered … been convicted in the Southern and Western Districts of Texas for money laundering offenses and currently pending …
June 23, 2021
Francisco Hernandez-Martinez
FUGITIVE

Francisco Hernandez-Martinez

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Title 21 USC 846
PRESS RELEASE

San Antonio Physician Agrees to Pay $350,000 to Resolve Allegations that he Pre-Signed Prescriptions and Issued Prescriptions Without Appropriate Examinations

March 09, 2021
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … times when Dr. Rojas was travelling outside of the state of Texas. Furthermore, the U.S. contends he violated the CSA by … during times he was travelling outside of the state of Texas and that care was provided by mid-level practitioners …
March 09, 2021
Ricardo Sapien-Macias
FUGITIVE

Ricardo Sapien-Macias

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Title 21 USC 846
FUGITIVE

Jose Miguel Zuniga

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Possess with intent to distribute controlled substances
PRESS RELEASE

Trucker guilty of hauling nearly $2 million in drug proceeds

November 02, 2020
… 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 – A 52-year-old man has entered a guilty plea to one … revealed trucks would pick up cocaine from South Texas to be driven to Florida for illegal sale. Drivers like …
November 02, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Three indicted on fentanyl-related charges

July 09, 2020
… 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 – Two Texas men are set to appear in federal court on charges of … could also be required to pay up to $1 million in fines. Texas Department of Public Safety conducted the …
July 09, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Federal jury in Waco convicts California drug courier for attempting to transport approximately 21 pounds of methamphetamine to Waco

January 24, 2020
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov WACO, Texas – On Jan. 24, 2020, a federal jury convicted … DEA, together with the McLennan County Sheriff’s Office, Texas Department of Public Safety, Riverside County …
January 24, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Two “Rip Crew” affiliates head to prison

August 16, 2018
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … Two “Rip Crew” affiliates head to prison McALLEN, Texas – Two additional defendants involved with a rip crew … Security Investigations, Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office, Texas Department of Public Safety Regional Crime Lab, and …
August 16, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

El Paso Area Doctor Indicted On Federal Drug Charges

April 11, 2018
… 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 local physician faces federal drug trafficking … Tactical Diversion Squad in El Paso along with Texas Department of Public Safety conducted this …
April 11, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Rip Crew Member Sentenced To Federal Prison

May 01, 2018
… 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 - The first defendant involved in a rip crew … Security Investigations, Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office, Texas Department of Public Safety Regional Crime Lab and …
May 01, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former Police Officer On Drug Charges

February 08, 2013
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … Police officer Jackie Lynn Thompson and five other Odessa, Texas, residents in connection with a methamphetamine … Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security (HSI), and Texas Department of Public Safety in Midland. Assistant …
February 08, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Sinaloa Cartel Bodyguard Pleads Guilty To Federal Murder Charge In El Paso

May 16, 2014
… 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 - Rigoberto Ruiz-Alatorre, 32, a Mexican citizen … kilograms of marijuana in both the Western District of Texas and the District of New Mexico from 2002 to 2006; and, …
May 16, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Sinaloa Cartel Bodyguard Sentenced To Federal Prison For Murder

September 03, 2014
… 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, 29-year-old Rigoberto Ruiz-Alatorre, an … kilograms of marijuana in both the Western District of Texas and the District of New Mexico from 2002 to 2006; and, …
September 03, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds Its 10TH Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday

September 23, 2015
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, September 26th EL PASO, Texas - This Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., there will be over 50 collection sites throughout the El Paso, Texas and Las Cruces, New Mexico area to return all …
September 23, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Two Hobbs, NM Men Sentenced To Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

April 11, 2016
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … Rincon (571) 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov ALPINE, Texas - In Pecos yesterday afternoon, 45-year-old Claudio … with Mexico in South Brewster and Presidio, Counties of Texas, and transport it to Hobbs, New Mexico. During the …
April 11, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Columbus Man Sentenced To Three Years In Federal Prison For Role In Cocaine Distribution Ring And Money Laundering

December 11, 2014
… Cagle distributed multi- kilo quantities of cocaine from Texas to Ohio COLUMBUS, OHIO - Stephen A. Cagle, 46, of … throughout Central and Northern Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Specifically, Cagle was responsible for distributing … of cocaine that was being transported into Ohio from Texas. The defendant was also involved in operating an …
December 11, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Dallas Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Nearly 20 Years In Federal Prison

August 18, 2016
… 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 … U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.  Zavala’s co-conspirator in the case, Santiago Veliz, …
August 18, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Dallas Drug Traffickers Receive Lengthy Federal Prison Sentences

November 03, 2016
… 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 … U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas. Veliz’s co-conspirator, Iran Zavala, also 29 and from …
November 03, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Two Sentenced In Pill Mill Case

February 28, 2017
… 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 announced that Taneisha Nickerson, 29, of Dallas, Texas, was sentenced last week to 24 months in federal …
February 28, 2017