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Multi-District OCDETF Investigation Linked To Zeta Organization Leads To Local Arrests

… 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 … 35, and Josue Alejandro Salinas, 41, both of Laredo, Texas at which time they were ordered held without bond at …
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Five Defendants Sentenced For On-Line Trafficking Of Prescription Drugs

… 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 SHERMAN, Texas - Five men have been sentenced to federal prison this …
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Two Face Life for Drug Trafficking in Local Parking Lot

… 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 McAllen , Texas – Two Mission men have pleaded guilty for their roles …
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Corpus Christi Doctor Admits To Keeping False Prescription Records

… 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 51-year-old Corpus Christi physician has admitted …
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Authorities Make Numerous Arrests In Poly-Drug And Money Laundering Conspiracy

… 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 Mc ALLEN, Texas - A total of 15 people are in custody following law …
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25 Waco Area Aryan Brotherhood Members And Associates Charged In Connection With Methamphetamine Distribution Operation

… 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 WACO, Texas - In the Waco area today, September 11, 2014, federal …
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Twenty-Three Individuals Arrested On Prescription Fraud 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 EL PASO, Texas - Twenty-three individuals have been arrested in El …
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15 Indicted And Arrested In Cocaine Trafficking Ring

… 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 … organization accused of funneling cocaine through Southeast Texas BEAUMONT, TX - A federal investigation into a …
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Sunland Park Woman Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

… 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 Drug … from Mexico and distributed the drugs in New Mexico, Texas, Kansas, Kentucky and Illinois ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – …
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Arrests made on San Antonio’s Eastside based on federal drug trafficking and money

… 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   SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Federal and state authorities have arrested nine …
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Barrio Azteca Gang Associate Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Participating In Racketeering Conspiracy

… 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 … District Judge Kathleen Cardone of the Western District of Texas for racketeering conspiracy; conspiracy to distribute …
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Ceramic Art Concealed 3.4 Kilograms of Methamphetamine

… 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 Elpaso.jpg PECOS, Texas – A federal jury convicted a Dallas man last Thursday …
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15 People Convicted in $11M Cartel Drug Conspiracy

… 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 … 297-0300 LAREDO, TX – Several individuals residing in South Texas and Mexico have pleaded guilty for their roles in a …
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Beaumont Man Sentenced For Drug Trafficking Violations

… 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 BEAUMONT, Texas - A 29-year-old Beaumont, Texas man has been sentenced …
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Jefferson County Woman Sentenced For Drug Trafficking Violations

… 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 BEAUMONT, Texas -  A 29-year-old Beaumont, Texas woman has been …
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Seven Men Sentenced To Prison For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

… 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 … 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 McALLEN, TX - Six men from Texas and one from Ohio have all been sentenced to prison on …
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Federal jury finds leader of Cartel Del Noreste guilty on all charges

… 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 WACO, Texas - In Waco today, a federal jury convicted 38-year-old …
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Four Men Sentenced In Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… 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 … drug trafficking conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas. Joshua Lynn Bland, 23, of Beaumont, Texas pleaded …
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Seven Arrested In El Paso On Federal Drug Trafficking/Firearms 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 LAS … Colo., and one search warrant in residence in Midland, Texas.  Six defendants were arrested in Las Cruces; four in …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

… 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 … unused or expired prescription medications in North Texas and Oklahoma. The DEA Dallas Field Division had over …
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Prison Chaplain Sentenced

… 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 BEAUMONT, Texas -  A 43-year-old federal prison chaplain has been …
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Winnie Man, Vidor Woman Among Those Sentenced In Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… 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 … of a major drug conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas have been sentenced to federal prison today by U.S. …
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Five Arrested in San Antonio for Alleged Drug Trafficking Organization Involvement

… 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 … U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas and Special Agent in Charge Daniel Comeaux for the …
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Cartel Traffickers Sentenced For Multi-kilogram Drug Conspiracy

… 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 … to Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, and into Laredo. In Texas, the conspirators stashed the drugs in storage units, …
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DEA Announces Barrio Azteca Lieutenant Who Ordered Consulate Murders In Ciudad Juarez Sentenced To Life In Prison

… U.S. Attorney Robert Pitman for the Western District of Texas, and FBI El Paso Special Agent in Charge Douglas E. … District Judge Kathleen Cardone in the Western District of Texas.  In addition, Judge Cardone ordered Gallegos … of Prisons; the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service; the Texas Department of Public Safety; the Texas Department of …
Zapata, Edgar Maximiano Jr.
FUGITIVE

Edgar Maximiano Jr. Zapata

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy and possession with the intent to distribute cocainemarijuanamethamphetamineand conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.
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Jefferson County Individuals Arrested On Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

… 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 BEAUMONT, Texas - U.S. Attorney John M. Bales and Drug Enforcement …
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East Texans Arrested On Federal Drug Trafficking 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 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 TYLER, Texas - U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced today that 16 …
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Corpus Christi Man Arrested for Selling Fentanyl-Laced Pills Causing Death

… 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 21-year-old Corpus Christi man has been charged …
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Violent Guatemalan Drug Lord Receives Life Sentence in EDTX

… 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 … of Federal, Local, and Guatemalan Law Enforcement SHERMAN, Texas – A Guatemalan national who operated an international …