PRESS RELEASE

DEA and partners announce results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

April 30, 2021
… 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 …
April 30, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Ten U.S. Congress Members Visit the DEA McAllen Office

March 29, 2021
… 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 …
March 29, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA to hold 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

April 20, 2021
… 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 …
April 20, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Twelve Indicted for Drug Trafficking in San Antonio Area

March 19, 2021
… 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 …
March 19, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Third Clan Del Golfo associate extradited to face charges for international cocaine distribution conspiracy

January 07, 2021
… 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 …
January 07, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Several area residents arrested in ongoing drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracies

November 18, 2020
… 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 …
November 18, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

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

September 10, 2020
… 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 …
September 10, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

San Jose man sentenced to 102 months for conspiracy to distribute drugs and other crimes

February 10, 2020
… 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 …
February 10, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Drug dealer with baby who had cocaine in system sent to prison

November 14, 2019
… 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 …
November 14, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Local man sent to prison for armed drug trafficking in school zone

September 17, 2019
… 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 …
September 17, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Former GEO guard in San Antonio sentenced to federal prison for attempting to provide contraband to prisoners

August 13, 2019
… 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 …
August 13, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Twelve arrested in connection with San Antonio-based heroin and cocaine

March 22, 2019
… 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 …
March 22, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pill During 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 04, 2018
… 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 …
May 04, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Midland Man Arrested In Oklahoma City Charged With Drug Distribution Resulting In Death

May 05, 2011
… 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 …
May 05, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Former Laredo/Dallas Business Owner Heads To Prison In Large Marijuana Case

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 - Marco Antonio Marchan, 45, has been ordered to …
April 29, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Several Laredoans Head To Prison In Conspiracy To Transport Cocaine

May 27, 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 - A total of seven people are headed to prison for …
May 27, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Santeria Follower And Others Head To Prison On Federal Drug Charges

October 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 BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Francisco Javier Maya, 35, has been ordered to …
October 07, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

El Paso Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 293 Months In Federal Prison

June 02, 2017
… 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 …
June 02, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA And Local Law Enforcement Partners Collect Record Number Of Unused Pills As Part Of Its 14th Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 08, 2017
… 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 …
November 08, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Los Zetas Kidnappers Plead Guilty

January 10, 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 - Four Laredoans have been convicted for their roles …
January 10, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Woonsocket Resident Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Trafficking, Firearm Charges

October 28, 2015
… 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 …
October 28, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Seven Ordered To Federal Prison For Extensive Marijuana Grow House Operation

March 04, 2016
… 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 …
March 04, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Warehouse Manager Ordered To Prison

March 30, 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 LAREDO, Texas - The first of 20 defendants convicted in a conspiracy …
March 30, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Money Courier Sentenced For Money Laundering

April 29, 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 LAREDO, Texas - The second of 20 defendants convicted in a marijuana …
April 29, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Another Ordered To Prison In Large Drug And Money Laundering Conspiracy

May 02, 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 LAREDO, Texas - A third defendant convicted in a conspiracy to …
May 02, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

More Operation Trena Sin Trono Defendants Head To Prison

August 01, 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 - Four more defendants who were convicted in a …
August 01, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Los Zetas Kidnapers/Arms Traffickers Headed To Federal Prison

May 28, 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 total of five Laredoans have been ordered to …
May 28, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

California Man Sentenced To 75 Months In Prison For Role In Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

January 11, 2016
… drug trafficking rings with ties to Alaska, California, Texas, Arizona, and Mexico. To date, the following … sentenced to 135 months in prison;  Jose Ramon Canales, of Texas, previously sentenced to 70 months in prison for … by the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Western District of Texas, the Eastern and Central Districts of California, and …
January 11, 2016
EVENT
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Family Summit
August 26, 2025 - August 27, 2025
August 26, 2025 - August 27, 2025

DEA El Paso to host Family Summit in Church Rock

2:00 PM - 1:15 PM (EDT)
Church Rock, NM
WHEN: Tuesday Aug. 26 from 6-8 p.m. and Wednesday Aug. 27 from 8 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. MST. WHERE: Red Rock Park, Church Rock, New Mexico WHAT: Summit for New Mexico and West Texas families who have suffered the terrible loss of a loved one to fentanyl or other illicit...
PRESS RELEASE

Federal And State Authorities Arrest Total Of 38 Individuals Based On San Antonio Federal Drug Trafficking Indictments

August 23, 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 SAN ANTONIO, Texas - This morning, federal, state and local authorities … United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr.; and, Texas Department of Safety Director Steve McCraw. Below is a …
August 23, 2017