PRESS RELEASE

Brownsville Man Sentenced On Federal Drug Charges

February 05, 2014
… 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 - - Stephen Whipple, Acting Special Agent in Charge of … The jury saw photos of Maya’s residence in Mission, Texas, which depicted numerous images of what was considered …
February 05, 2014
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North Carolina Man Convicted Of Cocaine Trafficking

May 22, 2014
… 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 - Orlando Giovanni-Hernandez, 28, has been convicted … efforts of Drug Enforcement Administration agents in Texas and North Carolina along with the North Carolina …
May 22, 2014
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U.S. Seizes Investment Account Of Former Mexican Governor’s Political Appointee

December 12, 2014
… 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 - An investment account in McAllen alleged to be owned … Administration, Homeland Security Investigations, the Texas Attorney General’s Office and the Leon Valley Police …
December 12, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

“Shrek” Receives Significant Sentence In Operation El Patron

December 22, 2014
… 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 - Oscar DeLeon, aka “Shrek,” 39, of Laredo, has been … U.S. Border Patrol, Laredo Police Department and the Texas Department of Public …
December 22, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor And Pharmacist Charged Distributing 1.6 Million Doses Of Oxycodone

January 12, 2015
… 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, Texas - Richard Arthur Evans, M.D., 70, and David D. Devido, … U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Texas State Board of Pharmacy. Assistant U.S. Attorney …
January 12, 2015
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Austin Portion Of Project Delirium Nets 35 Arrests

July 21, 2011
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … narcotics in Hays, Williamson and Travis counties in Texas as well as in and around Foley, Alabama. The … local and foreign law enforcement agencies, including the Texas Department of Public Safety, contributed investigative …
July 21, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

San Juan Resident Sentenced To Prison For Guns And Drugs

October 20, 2011
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov McALLEN, TX - A San Juan, Texas, resident convicted by a federal jury of conspiring to … on May 27, 2011 by a jury, Israel Avila, 50, of San Juan, Texas, was sentenced today by U. S. District Judge Randy …
October 20, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Brooks County Marijuana Traffickers Convicted

December 01, 2011
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … announced today. The men, all residents of Falfurrias, Texas, were part of an organized effort to transport … connection with drug suppliers in Rio Grande City, Texas, and Mexico and was the person who transported money …
December 01, 2011
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McAllen Jury Convicts Major Brownsville Drug Trafficker

September 10, 2012
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … hou091012_01.jpg MCALLEN, TX - A federal jury in McAllen, Texas, has convicted Edgar Hinojosa, aka EWOK, of Brownsville, Texas, on both counts as charged in relation to a cocaine …
September 10, 2012
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Pontchatoula Man Sentenced For Drug Trafficking

August 08, 2013
… of more than five kilograms of cocaine from the Houston, Texas area, to Bogalusa, Louisiana.In addition to the term … previously entered a guilty plea admitting that he drove to Texas on several occasions with and on behalf of … Moss and Mark for the purpose of transporting drugs between Texas and Louisiana.  During one of the occasions, agents …
August 08, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Moss Bluff Man Warehoused And Sold Large Quantities Of Marijuana

March 12, 2015
… sales and transport conspiracy that stretched from Texas to Louisiana. Daniel Cantu-Lopez, 42, of Moss Bluff, … from June 2013 to September of 2013 from locations in Texas and Louisiana. During the course of the investigation, … of marijuana were seized on July 13, 2013 in George West, Texas, from conspirator Jamie Garza who was driving a truck …
March 12, 2015
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Two Hampden County Men Indicted For Large Scale Drug Conspiracy

March 25, 2016
… with operating a scheme to transport drugs and cash between Texas and western Massachusetts that were concealed in … associated with his business, JGL Truck Sales, to drive to Texas to pick up kilograms of cocaine and heroin from his … loaded them onto his tractor trailer, and drove to Texas.  Gonzalez allegedly made trips to Texas to transport …
March 25, 2016
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Law Enforcement Joins Forces To Attack Mexican Drug Cartels And Associates

February 24, 2011
… 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 … officials in Mexico. The DEA, ICE, U.S. Marshals, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and other federal, state, …
February 24, 2011
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Federal Grand Jury Criminal Indictments Announced

October 08, 2015
… 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 … after being deported in November 2008 near Del Rio, Texas. If convicted, the statutory maximum penalty is 20 …
October 08, 2015
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Seven Arrested For Running Heroin Distribution Conspiracy

June 08, 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 … (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 DALLAS - Seven north Texas residents remain in federal custody following their …
June 08, 2016
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Serve 425 Months In Federal Prison On Conspiracy And Money Laundering Convictions

August 12, 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. Guerrero pleaded guilty in September 2015 to one …
August 12, 2016
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Galveston Fugitive Sought In Cocaine Conspiracy

October 08, 2015
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … conducted by the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration and Texas Department of Public Safety with the assistance of the …
October 08, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Weslaco Man Heads To Prison For Trafficking Marijuana

March 09, 2016
… 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 - Santiago Martinez, 39, of Weslaco, has been ordered … of this marijuana were collected and sent back to South Texas. These proceeds were placed in hidden compartments in …
March 09, 2016
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Operation Revocation: Life For Leader Of Laredo-Based Melendez Drug Trafficking Organization

April 06, 2017
… 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 - The reputed leader of the Melendez Drug Trafficking … Laredo Police Department, Webb County Sheriff’s Office and Texas Department of Public Safety conducted the Organized …
April 06, 2017
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6 To Prison For Laundering Millions For Drug Cartel Also Ordered To Forfeit Nearly $3 Million- Javier Rena Remains Fugitive

April 28, 2017
… 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 - Four local residents and two Mexican nationals have … Enforcement (DEA) in McAllen at 956-992-8400.  The DEA, Texas Department of Public Safety, IRS-Criminal …
April 28, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

30 Years For Los Zetas Cartel Leader

July 21, 2017
… 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 -  Ivan Velasquez-Caballero, aka Talivan or 50, has … FBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Texas Department of Public Safety, U.S. Marshals Service, …
July 21, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Melendez Family Members Sentenced In South Laredo Drug Conspiracy

July 26, 2017
… 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 - Three brothers and a nephew of the reputed leader of … Laredo Police Department, Webb County Sheriff’s Office and Texas Department of Public Safety conducted the Organized …
July 26, 2017
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Drug Trafficker And Distributor Sentenced To Long Prison Terms

January 18, 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 -  Two members of a massive drug conspiracy have been … Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; U.S. Marshals Service; Texas Department of Public Safety; IRS - Criminal …
January 18, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Four Charged In Federal Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering Conspiracies

May 21, 2015
… 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 - Four people have been charged for their involvement … - Criminal Investigation, Customs and Border Protection, Texas Department of Public Safety, Cameron County District …
May 21, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Nine Sentenced For Funnel Account Conspiracy Relating To Conspiracy To Traffic Marijuana

June 17, 2015
… 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 - Six men and three women have now been ordered to … illicit bulk currency from throughout the country to South Texas. Specifically, between January 2010 and April 2014 …
June 17, 2015
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Alleged Member of Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Extradited to El Paso

July 01, 2025
… 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 Mexican national charged with four counts in a … indictment was extradited to the Western District of Texas following his arrest in Mexico last week. According to …
July 01, 2025
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41 Charged in Massive Poly-Drug Indictment Linked to Cartel

April 01, 2024
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … outstanding for leader and 15 other fugitives GALVESTON, Texas – A total of 23 people were taken into custody … allegedly operated in and out of the Southern District of Texas (SDTX) and distributed drugs smuggled into the United …
April 01, 2024
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Pharmacy Burglary Conspirators Arraigned Tuesday in Federal Court

December 13, 2023
… 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 …
December 13, 2023
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

May 05, 2023
… 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 …
May 05, 2023
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Twenty Charged in ‘Operation Shut Down Corner’

January 26, 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 … involved more than 150 agents and officers from the North Texas OCEDTF Strike Force – focused on Hamilton Park, a …
January 26, 2022