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Laredo Man Sentenced For Conspiracy To Distribute Cocaine

March 22, 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 30-year-old Laredo man has been ordered to federal …
March 22, 2018
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Dallas Woman Sentenced In Opioid Prescription Drug Distribution Conspiracy

April 10, 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 … with assistance from the Internal Revenue Service, Texas Department of Public Safety, the Louisiana State …
April 10, 2017
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Dallas Drug Trafficker Convicted On Firearm, Heroin Offenses

July 21, 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. Specifically, Johnson was convicted of one count of …
July 21, 2017
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Federal Indictment Charges Four In Furanyl Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

November 30, 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 Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas. The defendants made their initial appearances in …
November 30, 2017
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Two Convicted Of Conspiring To Rob Drug Money From Undercover Agent

February 06, 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 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 McALLEN, Texas - Two illegal aliens residing in Pharr have entered …
February 06, 2018
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Rio Grande City Man Gets 15 Years For Transporting Meth In A Shampoo Bottle

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 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -  -- Pedro Guerra-Ruiz, 34, of Rio Grande City, has …
July 23, 2013
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Two Head To Prison For Attempted “Ice” Distribution

November 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 McALLEN, Texas - Raymundo Jose Cabrera-Paredes, of Mission, and …
November 14, 2013
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Attempted Crystal Meth Distribution Results In Significant Sentences

November 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 McALLEN, Texas - Gelacio Cendejas-Renteria, 44, of Uruapan, …
November 14, 2013
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Mexican Cocaine Supplier Convicted

November 18, 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 - Salvador Ibarra De-Alba, 48, of Nuevo Laredo, …
November 18, 2013
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Six Arrested In Multiple Drug/Firearms Indictments

April 04, 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 LAREDO, Texas - Three separate indictments have been partially …
April 04, 2014
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Multimillion Dollar Cocaine Conspiracy Results In Significant Sentence

April 07, 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 LAREDO, Texas - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in …
April 07, 2014
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Mission Man Receives 20 Years For Drug Trafficking For The Gulf Cartel

April 29, 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 LAREDO, Texas - Israel Garza, 40, of Mission, has been ordered to …
April 29, 2014
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Mission Man Convicted Of Trafficking Marijuana

May 01, 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 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Roberto Veliz, 34, a U.S. citizen from Mission, has …
May 01, 2014
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Eight Arrested In Funnel Account Conspiracy Related To Marijuana Trafficking

May 20, 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 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Five men and three women have been arrested today as …
May 20, 2014
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Federal Jury In Del Rio Convicts Los Zetas Cartel Drug Dealer

October 16, 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 DEL RIO, Texas - A member of a drug trafficking organization with …
October 16, 2014
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Two Head To Prison For Distributing Methamphetamine

November 21, 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 - Francisco Calderon, 28, and Jorge Alejandro …
November 21, 2014
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Mexican National Gets Nine Years For Marijuana Conviction And Related Assault Of Federal Officer

November 21, 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 - Jose Miguel Andrade-Rocha has been ordered to prison …
November 21, 2014
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Leader Of Cocaine Distribution Ring Ordered To Prison - $3 Million Forfeited

November 24, 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 - Mexican National Francisco Gonzalez-Contreras, 37, …
November 24, 2014
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Starr County Deputy And Brother Indicted For Drug Trafficking

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 LAREDO, Texas - Amy Reyes, a deputy sheriff with the Starr County …
December 09, 2014
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CBP Officer Arrested For Allowing Drugs Through Port Of Entry

December 15, 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 BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Jose Luis Zavala, a 38-year-old resident of …
December 15, 2014
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Federal Jury Convicts Mexican Citizen Living In San Antonio For His Role In Kidnapping Scheme

January 15, 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 SAN ANTONIO, Texas - In San Antonio today, a federal jury convicted …
January 15, 2015
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Local Man Heads To Prison For Ramming Border Patrol Vehicle While Transporting Marijuana

January 21, 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 - A Rio Grande City man is now serving a significant …
January 21, 2015
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Four Sentenced In Cocaine Transport Conspiracy

September 07, 2012
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … roles in a conspiracy to transport cocaine from Laredo, Texas, to Philadelphia, Pa., and Camden, N.J., Drug …
September 07, 2012
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Laredo Bail Bonds Manager Indicted For Money Laundering

September 26, 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 LAREDO, Texas - A federal grand jury has returned an 11-count …
September 26, 2012
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DEA Scam Alert -- Extortion Scheme

November 27, 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 HOUSTON, Texas - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) continues to warn the …
November 27, 2012
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Cuban National Convicted In Conspiracy To Transport Cocaine

January 08, 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 - Rene Cardenas, 36, of Miami, Fla. pleaded guilty for …
January 08, 2013
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Laredo Residents Arrested For Distributing Cocaine And Marijuana In A School Zone

March 11, 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 -  Romeo Serna Sr., 50, and Romeo Serna Jr., 26, both …
March 11, 2013
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Pleas Entered In Panama Unit Case

May 29, 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 McALLEN, Texas -   -  Four members of the now defunct Panama Unit …
May 29, 2013
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Former CBP Officer Sentenced For Allowing Drugs Through Port Of Entry

October 08, 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 BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A former Customs and Border (CBP) officer from …
October 08, 2015
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Couple Headed To Prison For Methamphetamine Smuggling

October 27, 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 LAREDO, Texas - A local woman has been ordered to prison for nearly …
October 27, 2015