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DEA Administrator names Greg Millard as SAC of the El Paso Division

… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … of the El Paso Division, which serves New Mexico and West Texas. Millard came to El Paso in October 2020 as Assistant …
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El Paso drug stash house operator sentenced to federal prison

… 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  – United States District Judge David C. Guaderrama …
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El Paso drug trafficking brothers sentenced to federal prison

… 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 - A federal judge sentenced two brothers to decades in …
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Former El Paso Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Aid Cocaine Distribution

… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … U.S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff of the Western District of Texas and Special Agent in Charge Kyle Williamson of the …
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Odessa Area Methamphetamine Ring Members Sentenced to Federal Prison

… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … Rincon (571) 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov MIDLAND, Texas - A federal judge sentenced the last of six defendants …
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Last Defendant Convicted in Nationwide Synthetic Narcotics Distribution

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … dubbed Operation Brain Freeze with the assistance of Texas Department of Public Safety, FBI and sheriff’s offices …
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Six indicted in interstate marijuana trafficking conspiracy

… to traffic marijuana grown in Portland and shipped to Texas, Virginia and Florida were announced on Aug. 29, 2018. … Knight, 30, and Brittany Lesanta Kizzee, 28, of Houston, Texas; and Raleigh Dragon Lau, 33, and Paul Eugene Thomas, … manufacture marijuana in Portland, and distributing it in Texas and Virginia. Wafer, Knight and Kizzee had previously …
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DEA and partners announce results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … dangerous drugs.” “We thank everyone in El Paso, West Texas, and New Mexico who brought us their medications last …
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Ten U.S. Congress Members Visit the DEA McAllen Office

… 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 - On March 29, 2021, the Houston Division, McAllen …
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DEA to hold 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … have numerous Take Back locations throughout El Paso, West Texas and New Mexico. When the public brings us their …
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Twelve Indicted for Drug Trafficking in San Antonio Area

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … in a court of law. DEA, San Antonio Police Department, Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigation …
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Third Clan Del Golfo associate extradited to face charges for international cocaine distribution conspiracy

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … head with their affiliates that impact Houston and south Texas. The Justice Department’s Office of International …
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Several area residents arrested in ongoing drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracies

… 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 Anibal J. Alaniz and Casey …
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Attorney General William P. Barr Joins DEA Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea to Announce results of Operation Crystal Shield

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … all of the methamphetamine seized in south and east Texas in recent years was manufactured in super-labs in …
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San Jose man sentenced to 102 months for conspiracy to distribute drugs and other crimes

… States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (Laredo, Texas Field Office), and the Laredo Texas Police Department. This case is the product of an …
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Drug dealer with baby who had cocaine in system 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 CORPUS CHRISTI , Texas – A 33-year-old Corpus Christi resident and member of …
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Local man sent to prison for armed drug trafficking in school zone

… 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 23-year-old Corpus Christi man has been ordered to …
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Former GEO guard in San Antonio sentenced to federal prison for attempting to provide contraband to prisoners

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … today a federal judge sentenced 38-year-old former Central Texas Detention Facility – G.E.O. employee Jewel Roberto …
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Twelve arrested in connection with San Antonio-based heroin and cocaine

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … on the amount of drugs involved.   The DEA and the Texas Department of Public Safety are investigating this …
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pill During 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … tons. Locally, the DEA El Paso Division, which covers West Texas and all of New Mexico, brought in 10,728.64 pounds …
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Midland Man Arrested In Oklahoma City Charged With Drug Distribution Resulting In Death

… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … federal custody and be transferred to Western District of Texas. Upon conviction, Deatherage faces a mandatory minimum …
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Former Laredo/Dallas Business Owner Heads To Prison In Large Marijuana Case

… 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 - Marco Antonio Marchan, 45, has been ordered to …
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Several Laredoans Head To Prison In Conspiracy To Transport Cocaine

… 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 total of seven people are headed to prison for …
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Santeria Follower And Others Head To Prison On Federal Drug Charges

… 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 - Francisco Javier Maya, 35, has been ordered to …
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El Paso Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 293 Months In Federal Prison

… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … David Lopez had been transporting marijuana from El Paso, Texas to cities in the United States from August 2001 until …
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DEA And Local Law Enforcement Partners Collect Record Number Of Unused Pills As Part Of Its 14th Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Michelle … tons. Locally, the El Paso Division, which covers West Texas and all of New Mexico, bettered its total from Take …
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Los Zetas Kidnappers Plead Guilty

… 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 - Four Laredoans have been convicted for their roles …
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Woonsocket Resident Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Trafficking, Firearm Charges

… local law enforcement upon his return to New England from Texas and Florida with three kilos of cocaine and a loaded … once a month Miguel Colon traveled by vehicle to Texas and/or Florida to obtain large amounts of cocaine … developed information that Colon was on a drug run to Texas and Florida. The investigation determined that Colon …
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Seven Ordered To Federal Prison For Extensive Marijuana Grow House Operation

… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Texas Department of Public Safety, sheriff’s offices in …
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Warehouse Manager Ordered To Prison

… 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 - The first of 20 defendants convicted in a conspiracy …