PRESS RELEASE

15 Alleged Members of Drug Trafficking Organization Indicted

December 05, 2025
… to commit money laundering in West Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas, and California have been charged in a 2-count federal … 40 - Millington, Tennessee  Brandon Burkett, 41 - Magnolia, Texas  Ricio Conner, 50 - Jackson, Tennessee  Willie Love, … Tennessee  Anthony Williams, aka “Ant”, 41 - Allen, Texas   According to the indictment, beginning at a time …
December 05, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Farmer Branch Man Sentenced To Serve A Total Of 128 Months In Federal Prison On Drug Charges

February 12, 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 … DALLAS - Jose Humberto Solis, 39, of Farmers Branch, Texas, was sentenced last week by U.S. District Judge Jane …
February 12, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges against 601 Individuals Responsible for over $2 Billion in Fraud Losses

June 28, 2018
… for the compounded drugs.  In the Southern District of Texas, 48 individuals were charged in cases involving more … for millions of dollars.  In the Northern District of Texas, a home health agency owner was arrested on a criminal … of North Carolina, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, and …
June 28, 2018
GENERAL INFORMATION

Dallas News 2005

July 15, 2021
… Walgreens Settles in Drug Case  JUN 9, 2005 Major North Texas Cocaine Distributors Sentenced  MAY 10, 2005 Narcotics … Sentenced in Internet Pharmacy Case  MAR 7, 2005 North Texas Steroid Summit  JAN 18, 2005 Drug Trafficker Sentenced …
July 15, 2021
GENERAL INFORMATION

Dallas News 2007

July 15, 2021
… 7, 2007 DEA Dallas Field Division to Take Part in the North Texas Crime Commission "SCAM JAM" Event April 19, 2007 … Major Cocaine Trafficking Organization In Lubbock, Texas April 18, 2007 Mexican Meth Distribution Network … 13 Years In Prison January 18, 2007 55 Arrested From Local Texas Drug Ring January 17, 2007 Meth Organization Excised …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Father and Son indicted for Providing Material Support to Mexican Cartel Engaged in Terrorism

May 30, 2025
… 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 – Two family members with ties to South Texas have been charged with allegedly conspiring to …
May 30, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Cartel Leader Heads to Prison for Over $2M Drug Seizures

July 01, 2022
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … Mexican Authorities in Reynosa 30 Kilogram of Meth LAREDO, Texas – A leader within Cartel De Jalisco Nueva Generacion … Police Department, U.S. Marshals Service, Border Patrol, Texas Department of Public Safety and Williamson County …
July 01, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Liberty County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine in School Zone

April 17, 2025
… 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 Liberty man has been sentenced to federal prison … for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting Drug Enforcement Administration …
April 17, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

St. Louis Man Sentenced to 10+ Years for Trafficking Cocaine

June 07, 2021
… of cocaine, heroin and fentanyl from Mexico, through Texas and Florida, to the St. Louis metropolitan area. The … compartments of vehicles for transportation back to Texas and Florida. On March 17, 2018, DEA special agents and … Mo., as a courier was traveling back to drug suppliers in Texas. On April 20, 2018, the DEA intercepted a courier in …
June 07, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

El Pasoan Omar Arellano named SAC of DEA El Paso Division

March 14, 2025
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … who graduated from Del Valle High and the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), is the new Special Agent in Charge … the entire state of New Mexico and 17 counties of West Texas. Arellano, who reported to El Paso on Monday March 10, …
March 14, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and its Partners Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide

May 29, 2024
… 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 – DEA and its local law enforcement partners collected … 2024. The El Paso Division collected 2,086 pounds in West Texas and 4,622 pounds in New Mexico. “Once again, the …
May 29, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of Cocaine Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Two Decades in Federal Prison

February 22, 2021
… more than 35 kilograms of cocaine and other drugs from Texas and California destined for the Savannah area, from as … of 25 kilograms of cocaine that had been driven from Texas to a hotel in Richmond Hill, Ga., concealed inside a … a police car. Following his escape, Griffin fled to Texas where he continued to traffic significant quantities …
February 22, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Several Traffickers Sentenced for Smuggling Meth for Cartel

June 07, 2023
… 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 – Four U.S. citizens and one Mexican national have … (OCDETF) Operation Codigo Siete with the assistance of the Texas Department of Public Safety, Laredo Police Department …
June 07, 2023
Gonzalez-Sanchez, Sergio
FUGITIVE

Sergio Gonzalez-Sanchez

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Ct. 2 - 21 USC 963 & 841(b)(1)(A)- Importation of over 5 kilograms of cocaineCt. 3 - 21 USC 846 & 841(b)(1)(A)- Conspiracy to distribute & to possess with intent to distribute over 5 kilograms of cocaineCt. 4 - 21 USC 841(a)(1)&(b)(1)(A)- Possession with intent to distribute over 5 kilograms of cocaineCt. 10 - 18 USC 1956(h) to 18 USC 1956(a)(2)(A)&(a)(2)(B)(i) Conspiracy to commit money launderingand Cts. 11-13 – 18 USC 1956(a)(2)(A) & (a)(2)(B)(i) Money laundering under case number MO-10-CR-142(5).
Garduno Escobedo, Sergio
FUGITIVE

Sergio Garduno Escobedo

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 1) 18 USC Sec 1962 (d) RICO Conspiracy; 2) 21 USC 846 and 841 (a)(1) Conspiracy to Possess Controlled Substanceover 5 kilograms of cocaine and over 1000 kilograms of marijuana; 3) 21 USC 963952(a) & 960(a)(b)(1)(B)&(G) Conspiracy to import a controlled substanceover 5 kilograms of cocaineand over 1000 kilograms of marijuana; 4)18 USC 1956 Conspiracy to launder money instruments; 5)18 USC 2 & 924(o) Conspiracy to possess firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes and aid and abet; and 12) 21 USC 848(b)(1) and (2)(A) Engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise in furtherance of drug trafficking.
Campa-Gutierrez, Juan Carlos
FUGITIVE

Juan Carlos Campa-Gutierrez

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21USC 848 Continuing Criminal Enterprise21 USC 846 & 841 (a)(1) &841 (b)(1)(A)(vii) Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance18 USC 1956 (a)(2)(A)(B)(i)&(h) Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments5 counts of 21 USC 841 (a)(1)841 (b)(1)(A)(vii)7 18USC 2 Possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and aiding &abetting
Valdez-Diaz, Ricardo
FUGITIVE

Ricardo Valdez-Diaz

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21 USC 841(a)(1) and 846Possession w/ intent to distributeConspiracy
Porras-Lara, Victor Hugo
FUGITIVE

Victor Hugo Porras-Lara

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21 USC 846Conspiracy to Possess with Intent toDistribute and 21 USC 841 (a) (1) Possession with intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance (marijuana) and for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute a controlled substance; to-with a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine in excess of five (5) kilograms.
Avila-Ramirez, Adrian
FUGITIVE

Adrian Avila-Ramirez

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 1) 18 USC Sec 1962 (d) RICO Conspiracy; 2) 21 USC 846 and 841 (a)(1) Conspiracy to Possess Controlled Substanceover 5 kilograms of cocaine and over 1000 kilograms of marijuana; 3) 21 USC 963952(a) & 960(a)(b)(1)(B)&(G) Conspiracy to import a controlled substanceover 5 kilograms of cocaineand over 1000 kilograms of marijuana; 4)18 USC 1956 Conspiracy to launder money instruments; and 5)18 USC 2 & 924(o) Conspiracy to possess firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes and aid and abet.
Nunez-Meza, Amado
FUGITIVE

Amado Nunez-Meza

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 1) 18 USC Sec 1962 (d) RICO Conspiracy; 2) 21 USC 846 and 841 (a)(1) Conspiracy to Possess Controlled Substanceover 5 kilograms of cocaine and over 1000 kilograms of marijuana; 3) 21 USC 963952(a) & 960(a)(b)(1)(B)&(G) Conspiracy to import a controlled substanceover 5 kilograms of cocaineand over 1000 kilograms of marijuana; 4)18 USC 1956 Conspiracy to launder money instruments; 5)18 USC 2 & 924(o) Conspiracy to possess firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes and aid and abet; and 12) 21 USC 848(b)(1) and (2)(A) Engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise in furtherance of drug trafficking.
Lopez, Vicente
FUGITIVE

Vicente Lopez

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21:846&841(a)(1)Conspiracy to Possess a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute-Cocaine21:846&841(a)(1)Conspiracy to Possess a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute-Marijuana21:963Conspiracy to Import a Controlled Substance-Cocaine21:841(a)(1)Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute-Marijuana21:841(a)(1)Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute-Cocaine18:1956(a)(2)(A)-Laundering of Monetary Instruments
Gonzalez-Aristiga, Guadalupe Alonso
FUGITIVE

Guadalupe Alonso Gonzalez-Aristiga

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Title 21 sections 841 and 846Trafficking in cocaineconspiracy
De Los Reyes, Elias Calderon
FUGITIVE

Elias Calderon De Los Reyes

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21 USC 846 & 841 (a) (1) Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance-Cocaine Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute-Cocaine
PRESS RELEASE

30 Charged in Ft. Worth Meth Distribution Ring

October 15, 2020
… 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 dangerous stimulant, methamphetamine has plagued North Texas communities for far too long. The U.S. Attorney’s …
October 15, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Victoria Resident that Fled Police with Handgun and Kilo of Meth Sent to Prison

September 16, 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 VICTORIA, Texas – A 32-year-old Victoria man has been ordered to … and a Ruger handgun with 25 rounds of ammunition. VICTORIA, Texas – A 32-year-old Victoria man has been ordered to …
September 16, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Dallas Attorney Sentenced to Five Years for Laundering Purported Drug Money

August 17, 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 … As a result of his federal conviction, the Supreme Court of Texas canceled Jackson’s law license and ordered that he be …
August 17, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

El Paso Doctor Indicted for Distributing Controlled Substances and Health Care Fraud Resulting in Five Deaths

May 27, 2021
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, Texas Department of Public Safety Special Investigation … Services and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of Texas Attorney General’s Office conducted this Organized …
May 27, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Smuggling Narcotics to Three Cities Lands Traffickers in Prison

June 28, 2022
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Marijuana Cocaine LAREDO, Texas – A 47-year-old Cuban national has been sent to … and that he oversaw smuggling operations in both Texas and Florida. He also had connections to sources of …
June 28, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Attorney General William P. Barr Joins DEA Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea to Announce results of Operation Crystal Shield

September 10, 2020
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … seized by DEA before reaching the streets of West Texas and New Mexico WASHINGTON – Today, Attorney General … In the DEA El Paso Division alone, which covers West Texas and New Mexico, DEA conducted 101 investigations, made …
September 10, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

15 People Convicted in $11M Cartel Drug Conspiracy

April 27, 2022
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … LAREDO, TX – Several individuals residing in South Texas and Mexico have pleaded guilty for their roles in a … Office and Constable’s Office Precincts 1 and 4; and Texas Department of Public Safety. Assistant U.S. Attorney …
April 27, 2022