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46 Convicted in $18 Million Pill Mill Scheme in Fort Worth

March 24, 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 … drugs stops now. DEA Fort Worth and all of our North Texas law enforcement partners will never waver and always …
March 24, 2021
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Operación dirigida por la DEA que tiene como blanco al Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación genera más de 600 arrestos

March 11, 2020
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … Administración para el control de Drogas (DEA) en El Paso, Texas, en colaboración con otras agencias estadounidenses … tráfico de drogas ilegales hacia y a través del oeste de Texas y Nuevo México serán responsables por el daño que …
March 11, 2020
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28 Arrested in Killeen and Waco on federal drug trafficking charges

August 17, 2018
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … amounts of methamphetamine throughout the Waco and Central Texas areas. In addition to the arrests, these … Manske in Waco. The DEA, FBI, U.S. Marshals Service, Texas Department of Public Safety, Waco Police Department, …
August 17, 2018
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Jesse Denver Hanes Sentenced To Life Imprisonment For Conviction On Federal Firearms And Carjacking Charges Arising Out Of Shooting Of Hatch Police Officer

March 01, 2018
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … Interagency Drug Task Force/Metro Narcotics Task Force, El (Texas) County Sheriff’s Office and El (Texas) Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Marisa A. …
March 01, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Eighteen Individuals Charged With Participating In Tri-State Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy

October 31, 2013
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … organization that obtained methamphetamine from Arizona and Texas and distributed the drugs in Otero and Doña Ana … operation:  DEA’s offices in Las Cruces, El Paso, Texas, Phoenix, Ariz., and Tucson, Ariz.; the FBI’s office …
October 31, 2013
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Drug Kingpin Indicted Following Record-Breaking Meth And Heroin Seizure

August 01, 2011
… in Mexico, the drug shipment was first transported to Texas, where it remained for several weeks, and then trucked … The load had already crossed the border from Mexico into Texas at the time the investigation began. Ceballos, a resident of Spring, Texas, was in charge making the transportation arrangements. …
August 01, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Jefferson County Man Sentenced to 19 years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

July 24, 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 Beaumont man has been sentenced to 19 years in … prison for trafficking fentanyl in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) …
July 24, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Livingston Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth

July 21, 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 Livingston man has been sentenced to federal … for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) …
July 21, 2025
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Rio Grande Valley Drug Dealer Admits to Methamphetamine charges

June 02, 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 McAllen, Texas – A 34-year-old McAllen man has pleaded guilty to … pending sentencing. The Drug Enforcement Administration and Texas Department of Public Safety conducted the …
June 02, 2025
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Major methamphetamine supplier for the Mississippi Gulf Coast sentenced to life in prison for conspiracy

October 16, 2019
… announced David Quevedo Martinez, 40, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced yesterday by a senior U.S. district … kilograms of methamphetamine to co-conspirators in Houston, Texas. Those co-conspirators brought the methamphetamine … of Investigation Safe Streets Task Force and the Pasadena, Texas, Police Department.  Parents and children are …
October 16, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to medication safe

April 21, 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 others in the household.” “Every citizen in North Texas can prevent the potential onset of addiction from …
April 21, 2020
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Drug dealer who sold herion that killed an 18-year-old female is sentenced to more than 28 years

September 26, 2019
… 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 … announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.   Michael Dasean Robinson, 33, pleaded …
September 26, 2019
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In Large-Scale Takedown, 12 Arrested with Gun and Drug Crimes

January 31, 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 U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.  “357 Crips” gang members Dwight …
January 31, 2020
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DEA’s 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day has highest-ever partner participation

May 03, 2019
… 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 … numbers is the Dallas Field Division, which covers North Texas and the state of Oklahoma, by collecting over 46,729 …
May 03, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Pill mill doctor sentenced to 13 years for conspiracy to distribute narcotics

May 13, 2019
… 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 … Division and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.    Carlos Luis Venegas, 62, was …
May 13, 2019
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Two High-Ranking Members of the Gulf Cartel Extradited to the United States for Drug Trafficking

February 28, 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 former high-ranking members of Cartel del Gulfo …
February 28, 2025
Chuen Yip
FUGITIVE

Chuen Yip

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Title 21 USC 846
PRESS RELEASE

Husband and Wife Receive Combined 45 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl That Resulted in Death

November 22, 2024
… the victim’s death, on September 16, 2022, a Nacogdoches, Texas, police officer conducted a traffic stop on Franklin … who were heading north toward Arkansas out of south Texas. During the stop, officers located numerous pills … the Conway Police Department, and the Nacogdoches, Texas, Police Department. This case was prosecuted by …
November 22, 2024
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Mexican Man Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison For Transporting 20 Kilograms Of Cocaine Into Massachusetts For Drug Cartel

September 06, 2024
… 571-362-9171 Defendant drove more than 30 hours from Texas to distribute the narcotics BOSTON – A Mexican man has … Lira-Mendez was observed driving a car with a temporary Texas license plate that was drifting across a double yellow … that the two men had traveled at least 32 hours from Texas to Massachusetts – with the cocaine concealed inside …
September 06, 2024
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Laredo Resident Charged with Selling Fentanyl Resulting in Death

August 05, 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 LAREDO, Texas – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment …
August 05, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Local Drug Dealer Sent to Prison

June 25, 2024
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … with the assistance of Houston Police Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety. Assistant U.S. Attorneys …
June 25, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Violent Drug Dealer Off the Streets for Possessing Meth and Pistol

April 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 McALLEN, Texas – A 26-year-old Edinburg man has been sentenced for …
April 18, 2024
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Young Trafficker Imprisoned for Transporting Thousands of Fentanyl Pills

March 27, 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 – A 21-year-old Pharr resident has been sentenced …
March 27, 2024
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Trailer Full of Meth Lands Trafficker in Prison

March 08, 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 – A 51-year-old Edinburg man has been sentenced …
March 08, 2024
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Pearsall Felon Sentenced to Prison for Dealing Fentanyl and Possessing a Stolen Firearm

February 15, 2024
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas. “While the victims chose to engage in illicit drug …
February 15, 2024
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Final Man Sent to Prison in Cocaine Car Battery Conspiracy

February 06, 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 – A 31-year-old Mexican national has been sentenced …
February 06, 2024
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Laredo Felon Admits to Possessing Cocaine and Handguns in Home

February 06, 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 LAREDO, Texas – A 47-year-old man has pleaded guilty to possessing …
February 06, 2024
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Kermit Man Sentenced for Distribution of Meth

January 25, 2024
… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas. “McGill’s lack of concern for others is apparent. His …
January 25, 2024
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Corpus Man on Supervision for Firearms Charge Imprisoned for Drug Stash Found at Home

January 25, 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 – A 36-year-old man has been sentenced for possession …
January 25, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Money Launderer for Cartel Sent to Prison

December 13, 2023
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … with their affiliates and that impact Houston and south Texas. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Casey N. MacDonald and …
December 13, 2023