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Cartel Traffickers Sentenced For Multi-kilogram Drug Conspiracy

April 04, 2022
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … to Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, and into Laredo. In Texas, the conspirators stashed the drugs in storage units, … OCDETF webpage . Deputy Criminal Chief for the South Texas Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Mary Lou …
April 04, 2022
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Dozens Arrested in 105 Count Narcotics Indictment

March 02, 2022
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … of the largest major law enforcement operations in South Texas in recent years, announced Drug Enforcement … involving law enforcement agencies throughout the State of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama,” said Lowery. …
March 02, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Sunland Park Woman Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

November 30, 2021
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … from Mexico and distributed the drugs in New Mexico, Texas, Kansas, Kentucky and Illinois ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – … from Mexico and distributing the drugs in New Mexico, Texas, Kansas, Kentucky and Illinois. During the …
November 30, 2021
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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

November 01, 2021
… 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 … unused or expired prescription medications in North Texas and Oklahoma. The DEA Dallas Field Division had over …
November 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Former Mexican governor extradited on money laundering charges

October 29, 2019
… 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 is set to appear … has been convicted in the Southern and Western Districts of Texas for money laundering offenses and is awaiting …
October 29, 2019
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Federal Prison Sentences Handed Down In El Paso In Connection With Horizon City Kidnapping/Murder Investigation

July 15, 2011
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … Obregon-Reyes, a Mexican citizen residing in Tornillo, Texas, to life in federal prison and fined him $5,000 for … to kidnap Sergio Saucedo from his home in Horizon City, Texas. Saucedo then was taken to Caseta, Mexico, where he …
July 15, 2011
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Federal Jury Convicts El Paso Pharmacist In Drug Distribution Scheme

October 19, 2011
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … U.S. Food and Drug Administration-Office of Criminal (FDA), Texas State Board of (TSBP) and the Texas Attorney General Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. It is …
October 19, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Federal And State Authorities Indict 35 Individuals In Connection With Permian Basin Cocaine And Heroin Distribution Operations

January 10, 2014
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … (571) 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov JAN 10  (MIDLAND, Texas) - Yesterday, authorities arrested 22 of the 35 … Marshals Service and the Ector County Sheriff's Office. The Texas Department of Public Safety, Odessa Police Department, …
January 10, 2014
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Doctor Who Owned McAllen Medical Clinic In Dallas Pleads Guilty In Pill Mill Case

January 13, 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 … U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas. Specifically, Andrews, a doctor of osteopathy, …
January 13, 2017
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Last Of 24 Arrested In Massive Marijuana Grow House Case Ordered To Prison

December 05, 2013
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … illustrates the seriousness of growing marijuana in Texas," said Peña. "Whether our investigation leads us to … Counties, officers of the Houston Police Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety. Those agencies provided …
December 05, 2013
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Smoke Shop Owner And Realtor Head To Federal Prison For Structuring Financial Transactions

December 17, 2013
… 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 - The co-owner of Mr. Nice Guys Smoke Shop and a local … Magidson, United States Attorney, Southern District of Texas.  Leroy Mitchan Jr., 34, and Justin Colmenero, 30, …
December 17, 2013
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Federal Jury Convicts Brothers In Synthetic Drug Distribution Conspiracy

October 28, 2014
… 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 Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.  Following a nearly two-week trial before U.S. …
October 28, 2014
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Drug Enforcement Administration And Discovery Education Announce Finalists In 1st Annual Operation Prevention Video Challenge

May 08, 2017
… Friends School. Ayodeji Ogunlana for “More.” Mercedes, Texas.  South Texas High School for Health Professionals. (South Texas Independent School District) Shelbea Owen for “Davis …
May 08, 2017
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Owner Of Silver Spring Nightclub Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking

April 17, 2015
… in Maryland.  Miskiri was arrested in March 2009 in Texas after purchasing 209 pounds of marijuana that he … locations. In 2012, Miskiri obtained marijuana from other Texas sources with whom he met in Prince Georges County, … their work in the investigation, and thanked the Houston, Texas Police Department and the Texas Department of Public …
April 17, 2015
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Mexican National and Alleged Alien Smuggler Indicted in El Paso on First Material Support of Terrorism Charges for Supporting CJNG

May 16, 2025
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … seized on August 21, 2023, in the Western District of Texas. Download Original Image Photo of 20 AK-47 type … seized on August 21, 2023, in the Western District of Texas. AM-15, multi-caliber AR-15 variant aka “El Dorado” …
May 16, 2025
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Authorities Arrest Seven This Morning In Connection With Liquid/Crystal Methamphetamine Distribution Operation In The Odessa Area

January 05, 2016
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov elp010516_fig1.jpg EL PASO, Texas - This morning, federal, state and local authorities … States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Western District of Texas, and Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge …
January 05, 2016
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Houston News 2009

July 15, 2021
… in Massive Cocaine Investigation in Eastern District of Texas October 30, 2009 Valley Narcotics Trafficker/Money … and Medicare/Medicain Fraud May 28, 2009 73 Arrested in Texas Steroid Bust January 30, 2009 Man Responsible for …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

National Health Care Fraud Takedown: Charges Against Over 412 Individuals Responsible For $1.3 Billion In Fraud

July 13, 2017
… and/or not provided. In the Southern District of Texas, 26 individuals were charged in cases involving over … opioids. In the Eastern, Northern, and Western Districts of Texas, nine defendants were charged in schemes involving … York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Washington, 96 defendants have been …
July 13, 2017
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Fentanyl distributor who used the dark web and crypto currency sentenced to 30 years in federal prison

October 03, 2019
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … Antonio Police Chief William McManus; and, University of Texas at San Antonio Police Chief Gerald Lewis, Jr. In … the San Antonio Police Department and the University of Texas at San Antonio Police Department began looking into a …
October 03, 2019
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El Paso News 2010

July 15, 2021
… of Drug Traffickers in Southern New Mexico and El Paso, Texas November 5, 2010 Andrews Man Sentenced to 210 Months … Cartel Lieutenant Extradited From Mexico June 14, 2010 Texas Pain Management Physician and Psychiatrist Arrested … Honor Flag January 28, 2010 Thirty Two Arrested in Monahas, Texas Area on Drug Charges …
July 15, 2021
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Hebbronville man guilty of smuggling nearly 130 pounds of marijuana

November 05, 2019
… 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 – A 48-year-old resident of Hebbronville has entered a …
November 05, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Meth trafficker gets more than 11 years in federal prison

November 07, 2019
… 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 24-year-old Edinburg man has been ordered to …
November 07, 2019
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19-year-old sentenced as drug dealer in meth trafficking scheme

October 16, 2019
… 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 19-year-old Beeville resident has been ordered to …
October 16, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Dallas Woman Sentenced To 150 Months In Federal Prison On Methamphetamine Conviction

November 14, 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. According to documents filed in the case, on November …
November 14, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican Citizen Sentenced To 12 Years In Federal Prison For The Possession Of Methamphetamine

July 11, 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 … and U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas. Garcia pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to …
July 11, 2017
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Nuevo Progreso Man Sentenced To Nearly 12 Years For Drug Trafficking

June 03, 2013
… 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 - Luis Alberto Hernandez-Garcia, an undocumented alien …
June 03, 2013
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Laredoan Convicted In Meth And Marijuana Conspiracy

July 23, 2013
… 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 -  -- Santos Eliseo Carpio Jr., 33, of Laredo, has …
July 23, 2013
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Mexican Man Gets Significant Sentence For Cocaine Conspiracy

January 08, 2014
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … Magidson, United States Attorney, Southern District of Texas announced Oscar Nava-Valencia, 42, of Guadalajara, …
January 08, 2014
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McAllen Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Trafficking In Marijuana

December 09, 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 McALLEN, Texas - Donald Armin Alaniz, of McAllen, has been sentenced …
December 09, 2014
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Nearly Seven Kilos Of Pure Meth Lands Kyle Man In Prison For Nearly 20 Years

September 28, 2012
… 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 - Jesus Castillo Jr., 40, of Kyle, has been ordered to …
September 28, 2012