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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 …
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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Two Defendants Sentenced In Opioid Pill Mill Case

… 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 - Lee Robertson, 33, and Tasmin Stewart, a/k/a “Taz,” …
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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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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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Kerrville Doctor Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Prescribing Controlled Substances Without A Legitimate Medical Purpose

… 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 KERRVILLE, Texas - Dr. Richard B. Debenedetto, of Kerville, TX, has …
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Amarillo Heroin Trafficker Pleads Guilty To Possessing More Than 17,000 Grams Of Heroin

… 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 AMARILLO, Texas - Jose Emmanuel Morales Rittingger, 29, appeared today …
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Methamphetamine Traffickers Sentenced

… 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 AMARILLO, Texas - Francisco Javier Gutierrez-Alvarez, 33, Octavio …
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24 Laredoans Indicted On Drug And Money Laundering 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 LAREDO, Texas - Two Indictments, alleging conspiracy to possess with …
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Fourth Bandido Pleads Guilty To Federal Charge In Connection With The Murder Of Hells Angel Anthony Benesh In 2006

… 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 … Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division; Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw; …
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Man Sentenced To 35 Years For Meth Trafficking From Houston To Louisiana

… 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 … collaborative effort of various law enforcement partners in Texas and Louisiana. Among those were the Drug Enforcement …
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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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Desoto Man Arrested For Distributing Kilogram Quantities Of Heroin In Dallas Metroplex

… 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 - Jose Luis Martinez-Martinez, 41, of Desoto, Texas, …
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Third Bandido Pleads Guilty To Federal Charge In Connection With The Murder Of Hells Angel Anthony Benesh In 2006

… 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 … Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division; Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw; …
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Four Convicted In 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 … - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - One man and three women, all of South Texas, entered …
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Federal, State And Local Authorities Arrest 18 Individuals Today Based On Federal Drug Trafficking Indictment Returned In Austin

… 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 - This morning, federal, state and local authorities …
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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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Final Two Aryan Brotherhood Associates Sentenced To Federal Prison For Their Roles In Methamphetamine Distribution Operation All 34 Individuals Charged And Convicted In This Investigation Have Now Been Sentenced To Federal 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 WACO, Texas - In Waco, a federal district judge sentenced to …
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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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Two Illegal Aliens Head To Prison 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 … San Antonio - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 McALLEN, Texas - Two illegal aliens who resided in Texas have been …
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Nine Lubbock Cocaine Dealers Charged

… 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 … agencies,” said U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox. “We are committed to disrupting the …
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Houstonian ordered to prison following HPD officer shooting

… 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 … near future.    The Drug Enforcement Administration, HPD, Texas Department of Public Safety and Bureau of Alcohol, …
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Final Operation X3 “Mexican Mafia” Defendant 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 … San Antonio - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 LAREDO, Texas -  A 30-year old member of the Texas Mexican Mafia has …
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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 …
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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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Foreign National Heads to Prison for Trafficking Over 17 kilograms of Meth in the Conroe Area

… 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 …
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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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Lubbock Fentanyl Distributors Sentenced

… 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 - Sidney Caleb Lanier, 36, and Jamie Marie Robertson, …
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27 Indicted As A Result Of Massive Marijuana Plant Seizure

… 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 … Do, 32, Tam Nguyen, 52, and Thang Van Doan, 35, of Conroe, Texas; Timmy Dang, 37, Huu Trong Vu, 23, Ida Nga Pham, 33, …
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20 Arrested In Connection With Taylor-based “crack” Cocaine And Methamphetamine Trafficking 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 AUSTIN, Texas - This week, federal and state authorities in the …