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Federal Prison Sentences Handed Down In El Paso In Connection With Horizon City Kidnapping/Murder Investigation

… Castañeda 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 … Obregon-Reyes, a Mexican citizen residing in Tornillo, Texas, to life in federal prison and fined him $5,000 for …
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Norwalk Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison

… the transportation of kilogram-quantities of cocaine from Texas and Ohio, and kilogram-quantities of fentanyl and …
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International drug conspiracy sends Galveston man to federal prison

… Domestic Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Del Rio, Galveston, 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 24-year-old Galveston resident has been sentenced …
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Head of Fort Worth Drug Trafficking Organization Charged

… 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 …
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Twenty one defendants face federal methamphetamine and cocaine conspiracy charges

… Domestic Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Del Rio, Galveston, 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 … Austin Police Department, Cedar Park Police Department, Texas Department of Public Safety, Hays County Sheriff’s …
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Former GEO guard in San Antonio sentenced to federal prison for attempting to provide contraband to prisoners

… Domestic Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Del Rio, Galveston, 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 … today a federal judge sentenced 38-year-old former Central Texas Detention Facility – G.E.O. employee Jewel Roberto …
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Two Convicted Of Conspiring To Rob Drug Money From Undercover Agent

… 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 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 McALLEN, Texas - Two illegal aliens residing in Pharr have entered …
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Local man guilty of firearms charge in furtherance of drug trafficking

… Domestic Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Del Rio, Galveston, 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 federal jury returned a guilty verdict against a …
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DEA Highlights 2021

December 31, 2024
… the day via private plane from Toluca, Mexico, via Houston, Texas. The plane arrived at Gary/Chicago International … The iconic star on the Franklin Mountains in El Paso, Texas shined red all October 2021 for Red Ribbon Week. No No …
December 31, 2024
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Meth Dealer Gets 126 Months In Prison After Multi-year Investigation

… today announced that Roberto Ochoa Cantu, 44, of Alamo, Texas, was sentenced to 126 months in prison following his … for obtaining shipments of methamphetamine from south Texas to Lincoln, Nebraska, for distribution. Cantu was also … in Lincoln which could be withdrawn by persons in south Texas. As Cantu is a citizen of Mexico, he will likely be …
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Midland man pleads guilty to federal drug and firearm charges in connection with the murder of two Midlanders in July 2015

… Castañeda 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 MIDLAND, Texas – Ryan David Green, 27, of Midland, faces up to life …
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Federal Jury Convicts Albuquerque Man of Drug Trafficking Offenses and Federal Firearm Violation

… Castañeda 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 …
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Three foreign nationals sentenced for drug smuggling on the high seas

… Domestic Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Del Rio, Galveston, 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 … was the first such prosecution in the Southern District of Texas following a change in the law allowing any …
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Top Dealer in Han Gil Case 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 … announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.   Eric Dewayne Freeman, aka “Stuff,” …
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Former Bailiff sentenced in drug conspiracy

… Domestic Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Del Rio, Galveston, 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 – A 53-year-old former bailiff with the Hidalgo County …
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Dallas Woman Sentenced To 150 Months In Federal Prison On Methamphetamine Conviction

… 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 John Parker of the Northern District of Texas. According to documents filed in the case, on November …
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Drug conspiracy leader sentenced to over 10 years

… D. Whitney sentenced today David Flores, 35, of Dallas, Texas, to 121 months in prison and five years of supervised … was part of a drug conspiracy that trafficked cocaine from Texas to North Carolina. In October 2017, DEA agents seized … had been contracted by Flores to transport the cocaine from Texas to members of the drug conspiracy located in …
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Federal And State Authorities Arrest 21 Individuals Based On San Antonio Federal Drug Trafficking Indictment

… Domestic Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Del Rio, Galveston, 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 … large quantities of narcotics throughout the State of Texas. The DEA will continue to focus our resources on drug …
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Illegal alien charged in money laundering conspiracy and for firearms violation

… Domestic Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Del Rio, Galveston, 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 federal grand jury has returned a two-count …
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Amarillo Man Convicted On Drug And Firearm Charges Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison

… 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 … 628-7411 Vermont Burlington - (802) 951-2900 AMARILLO, Texas - Moises Jimenez, 39, of Amarillo, Texas, was …
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Smoke Shop Owner And Realtor Head To Federal Prison For Structuring Financial Transactions

… Domestic Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Del Rio, Galveston, 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 - The co-owner of Mr. Nice Guys Smoke Shop and a local …
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Last Of 24 Arrested In Massive Marijuana Grow House Case Ordered To Prison

… Domestic Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Del Rio, Galveston, 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 … illustrates the seriousness of growing marijuana in Texas," said Peña. "Whether our investigation leads us to …
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Several charged in federal drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracies

… Domestic Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Del Rio, Galveston, 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 total of six men are now in custody following the …
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Federal And State Authorities Make Arrests In El Paso Crack Cocaine Distribution Investigation

… Castañeda 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 PASO, Texas - Federal and state authorities have arrested seven …
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27

… Castañeda 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 PASO, Texas – With robust public participation over the course of …
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El Paso drug stash house operator sentenced to federal prison

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

… Castañeda 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 PASO, Texas - A federal judge sentenced two brothers to decades in …
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Two Hampden County Men Indicted For Large Scale Drug Conspiracy

… with operating a scheme to transport drugs and cash between Texas and western Massachusetts that were concealed in … associated with his business, JGL Truck Sales, to drive to Texas to pick up kilograms of cocaine and heroin from his … loaded them onto his tractor trailer, and drove to Texas.  Gonzalez allegedly made trips to Texas to transport …
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Brownsville man heads to federal prison for buying crack cocaine

… Domestic Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Del Rio, Galveston, 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 BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A 46-year-old man has been ordered to federal prison …
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Quiroga brothers sentenced in drug and bulk cash smuggling conspiracy

… Domestic Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Del Rio, Galveston, 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 brothers have been ordered to federal prison …