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Houston gang members sentenced for trafficking drugs in the Heights

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Austin - (512) 344-4900 Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 … this investigation, and their work has helped make Texas safer." At the time of his plea, Luna admitted he took …
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Two more "rip crew" members sent to federal prison

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Austin - (512) 344-4900 Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 … San Antonio - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 McALLEN, Texas – Two men involved with a rip crew responsible for …
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Serial law enforcement impersonator sentenced to ten years for fraud and firearms offenses

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Austin - (512) 344-4900 Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 … San Antonio - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 AUSTIN, Texas – In Austin today, a federal judge sentenced Modesto …
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Local man sentenced for meth conspiracy and firearm offense

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Austin - (512) 344-4900 Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 … - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 40-year old Corpus Christi man has been ordered to …
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Fleeing Drug Smuggler Sent to Federal Prison

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Austin - (512) 344-4900 Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 … - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 34-year-old Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, man has …
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Las Cruces Man Charged with Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) 526-0700 Texas Alpine - (432) 837-6000 Midland - (432) 686-4085 … approximately 249.6 grams of cocaine from Pardo in El Paso, Texas. Surveillance agents observed Pardo travel from his …
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National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 324 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $14.6 Billion in Alleged Fraud

… Coast, Los Angeles, Midwest, New England, Northeast, and Texas Strike Forces; U.S. Attorneys’ Offices for the … Western District of Tennessee, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, District of Vermont, …
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Leaders of International Drug Trafficking and Firearms Smuggling Organization Sentenced to 21 and 20 Years in Prison

… of crystal and liquid methamphetamine from Mexico into Texas and further distributed it throughout the United … at the top. Mecina , 32, of Michoacán, Mexico, and Houston, Texas, pled guilty to (i) conspiracy to distribute and … which was brandished.  Cabrera , 26, of Houston, Texas, pled guilty to narcotics conspiracy.  As part of the …
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Lubbock Man Sentenced To More Than 21 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Cocaine

… X Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 214-724-3020 Erin.J.Fischer@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic LUBBOCK, Texas - Gregory Jerome Mitchell, a.k.a “Jimmy Jombo Kalu,” …
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National Health Care Fraud Takedown Leads to Forty-One Count Indictment of Pensacola Beach Man

… Gulf Coast, Los Angeles, Midwest, New England, Northeast, Texas, and West Coast Strike Forces; U.S. Attorneys’ Offices … Western District of Tennessee, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, District of Vermont, …
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Tren de Aragua Leader Extradited on Terrorism and International Drug Distribution Charges

… on Friday, May 15 at 10 a.m. in the Southern District of Texas. According to the allegations, Flores is charged with … HSTF Houston comprises agents and officers from FBI; DEA; Texas Department of Public Safety; Houston Police … the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas leading the prosecution. Colombian National Police …
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Homeland Security Task Force Arrests 2 and Seizes Over 550 Kilos of Meth in San Antonio

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Austin - (512) 344-4900 Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 … Madrigal and U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, Justin R. Simmons. According to court documents, …
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Sinaloa Cartel Driver Convicted for Role in Drug Trafficking Operation

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Austin - (512) 344-4900 Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 … Antonio - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 VICTORIA, Texas – A 51-year-old Harlingen resident has been convicted …
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Jefferson County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth and Cocaine

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Austin - (512) 344-4900 Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 … Antonio - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 BEAUMONT, Texas –A Groves man has been sentenced to over 17 years in …
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Mexican Felon Returns to Prison for Meth Trafficking

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Austin - (512) 344-4900 Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 … U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas made the announcement. The DEA and Texas Department of …
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Jefferson County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Austin - (512) 344-4900 Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 … Antonio - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 BEAUMONT, Texas – A Beaumont man has been sentenced to federal prison …
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Fentanyl Dealers Sentenced to Federal Prison

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Austin - (512) 344-4900 Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 … San Antonio - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 LAREDO, Texas – Two Texas residents have been sentenced for …
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Port Arthur Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Austin - (512) 344-4900 Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 … Antonio - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 BEAUMONT, Texas – A Port Arthur woman has been sentenced to federal …
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20 Arrested in Waco on Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Austin - (512) 344-4900 Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 … San Antonio - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 WACO, Texas – A group of 20 federally indicted individuals were …
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Five Sentenced for Smuggling Cocaine into the Country

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Austin - (512) 344-4900 Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 … San Antonio - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 McAllen, Texas – Four more individuals from Mexico have been …
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Company Pays $158,760 to Resolve Claims Related to Controlled Substance Thefts From Pharmacies During Inventory

… from pharmacies in Dallas, Duncanville, and Little Elm, Texas.  RGIS and WIS agreed to implement additional … the Tactical Diversion Squads in Albany, New York; Dallas, Texas; and Charleston, West Virginia.  The New York State … Police, Glens Falls Police Department, and the Little Elm (Texas) Police Department also provided assistance.  …
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Private Shipping Company to Pay $400,000 to Settle Allegations of Transshipping Fentanyl Precursor Chemicals

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Austin - (512) 344-4900 Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 … U.S. Attorney Margaret Leachman for the Western District of Texas. “IMC Pro took on a responsibility to ensure the …
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Mexican National Admits Laundering $1.5 million on behalf of Cartel

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Austin - (512) 344-4900 Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 … Organization Targets and that impact Houston and south Texas. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can …
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Leaders Of Methamphetamine Ring Each Receive 200-Month Prison Sentence

… 400 months in federal prison. Adan Mendoza, 36, of Dallas, Texas, and Brian I. Wilson, 37, of Little Rock, each … of Dallas. Wilson acquired methamphetamine from Mendoza in Texas and either personally transported it by car, or had … is also implicated in a separate federal conspiracy in Texas that began in 2019. While DEA was conducting …
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DEA Recognizes First Ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day

… X Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 214-724-3020 Erin.J.Fischer@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … and local law enforcement agencies throughout North Texas are partnering together sharing intelligence and …
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DEA El Paso Hiring Special Agents to Work in Local Offices

… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) 526-0700 Texas Alpine - (432) 837-6000 Midland - (432) 686-4085 EL … in one of five local offices: El Paso, Midland, or Alpine, Texas or Las Cruces, Roswell, or Albuquerque, New Mexico. …
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Trap House Drug Dealer Sent to Prison

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Austin - (512) 344-4900 Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 … - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 32-year-old Corpus Christi woman has been …
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DEA Administrator names Towanda R. Thorne-James as El Paso SAC

… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) 526-0700 Texas Alpine - (432) 837-6000 Midland - (432) 686-4085 EL … of the El Paso Division, which serves New Mexico and West Texas. Thorne-James reported to El Paso in December 2023. …
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Fentanyl Distributer Tied to 13-Year-Old’s Overdose Death Pleads Guilty

… X Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 214-724-3020 Erin.J.Fischer@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … U.S. Attorney Leigha Simonton. “The Northern District of Texas is pulling out all the stops to rid the streets of …
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Austin - (512) 344-4900 Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 … doses of fentanyl removed from communities across southeast Texas.    “Operation Last Mile inflicts a deliberating blow …