PRESS RELEASE

Mission Man Sentenced For Possession Of Pure Meth

July 22, 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 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 38-year-old resident of Mission has been ordered …
July 22, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Trafficking Nearly 10 Kilos Of Meth Lands Man Hefty Prison Sentence

January 11, 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 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A U.S. citizen who was living in Matamoros has been …
January 11, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Smuggler With 14 Kilos Of Cocaine At Border Checkpoint Convicted

March 03, 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 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 44-year-old Brownsville man entered a guilty plea …
March 03, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Mercedes Man Gets Hefty Sentence For Transporting Cocaine

April 04, 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 - A 37-year-old Mercedes resident has been ordered to …
April 04, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Brownsville Man Sent To Prison On Firearms Charge

April 18, 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 BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 40-year-old Brownsville resident has been ordered …
April 18, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Methamphetamine Smuggler Sentenced To Nearly 10 Years

June 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 -  A 35-year-old San Antonio man has been ordered to …
June 26, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Two Men Plead Guilty To Possession Of Marijuana

August 08, 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 - A Laredoan and a Mexican National have been …
August 08, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Police Officer Charged With Drug Trafficking

August 14, 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 - A 43-year-old sergeant with the Progresso police …
August 14, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National Sentenced For Possession With Intent To Distribute Marijuana

December 04, 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 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 30-year-old citizen and national of Mexico has …
December 04, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Young Undocumented Alien Sentenced For Smuggling Drugs

February 07, 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 LAREDO, Texas -  A 26 year old undocumented alien from Nuevo Laredo, …
February 07, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Former Fugitive Narcotics Trafficker Handed Hefty Sentence

March 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 McALLEN, Texas - Jose Urbano Cortinas, 29, has been ordered to prison …
March 17, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Two Local Marijuana Traffickers Sentenced To Prison

March 23, 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 McALLEN, Texas - Two McAllen men have received significant sentences …
March 23, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Copperas Cove Business Owner Pleads Guilty To Selling Synthetic Marijuana

May 07, 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 WACO, Texas - The owner of the Cove Smoke Shack in Copperas Cove, …
May 07, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Charges Filed Against Parole Officer For Failure To Appear

March 10, 2011
… conspiracy spanning state lines from California to Texas. On February 22, 2011, Duane appeared for a detention … before a magistrate judge in the Northern District of Texas who released Duane on his own recognizance. He was … investigation by the Fresno Sheriff’s Department, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and the United States …
March 10, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Port Arthur Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine

December 09, 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 Port Arthur man has been sentenced to over 10 years … for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) …
December 09, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Louisiana Man Sentenced to 25 years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations

December 09, 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 Shreveport, Louisiana man has been sentenced to 25 … and firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) …
December 09, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Weslaco Woman Admits Role in Cocaine Trafficking Scheme

September 22, 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 – A 34-year-old South Texas woman has admitted she conspired to possess with …
September 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Gulf Cartel Drug Trafficker Sent to Prison Following Major Cocaine and Cash Seizures

December 18, 2024
… 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 – A 42-year-old resident of San Benito has been … the complex challenges posed by the cartels along Texas’s border with Mexico,” said Hamdani. “Salvador …
December 18, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Starr County Justice of the Peace and Another Sent to Prison for Roles in Drug Trafficking Organization

July 01, 2024
… 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 – Two Starr County residents, one a former justice of … States from Mexico which was then distributed throughout Texas. Reyes-Roiz was found responsible for the importation …
July 01, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Former Mexican Judicial Officer Convicted for Hiring Drivers to Transport Drug Loads

April 29, 2024
… 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 – A federal jury has returned a guilty verdict against … the investigation with the assistance of the South Texas Narcotics Task Force in Kingsville and Homeland …
April 29, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Logistics Coordinator Sent to Prison for Drug Trafficking

February 15, 2024
… 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 – A 33-year-old Houston woman has been sentenced for … Task Forces (OCDETF) operation with the assistance of the Texas Department of Public Safety. OCDETF identifies, …
February 15, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Brothers Receive Significant Sentences for Manufacturing Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Pills Disguised as Pain Meds

February 07, 2024
… 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 Corpus Christi brothers have been ordered to … Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives with assistance of the Texas Department of Public Safety. OCDETF identifies, …
February 07, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Supplier in Juvenile Fentanyl Overdoses Case Charged with Drug Conspiracy

February 15, 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 …
February 15, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA El Paso to Host Family Summit

November 03, 2022
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … Paso Division, U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Texas, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services … and the above agencies want to hear from families in West Texas and New Mexico as they share about their loved ones, …
November 03, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

April 15, 2022
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … DEA at 660 S. Mesa Hills Dr. Other El Paso partners include Texas DPS, UTEP, El Paso Police, El Paso County Sheriffs, … in the rest of New Mexico, and Midland and Alpine, Texas, visit DeaTakeBack.com. In October, the El Paso …
April 15, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Drug Smuggling Operation

February 24, 2022
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … is located south of the Lower Valley of El Paso County, Texas. The DTO was responsible for smuggling large … organization will no longer plague our communities in West Texas and across the nation with their brazen acts of …
February 24, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Federal And State Authorities Make Arrests In El Paso Crack Cocaine Distribution Investigation

November 20, 2013
… 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 - Federal and state authorities have arrested seven … research and surveillance throughout the El Paso, Texas area under the Stonegarden Grant.   These arrests …
November 20, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Gulf Cartel Plaza Boss Heads To Prison For Life

May 14, 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 - Juan Roberto Rincon-Rincon, one of the highest … Drug Enforcement Administration, FBI, Border Patrol, Texas Department of Public Safety, Cameron County Sheriff’s …
May 14, 2013
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Buffalo man sentenced for his role in cross country drug conspiracy

October 31, 2018
… multi-kilo quantities of cocaine from a source in Houston, Texas. Co-defendant Mark Ramos, an associate of the Houston … In exchange, Crews would make payment to his source in Texas using some combination of a courier and U.S. mail parcels mailed to P.O. boxes set up in the Houston, Texas area. On June 1, 2016, a search warrant was executed …
October 31, 2018
Ruben Avila-Ocampo
FUGITIVE

Ruben Avila-Ocampo

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine and methampheine; conspiracy to launder monetary instruments