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Laredo Residents Admit to Weapons Violations

… 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 men who resided in Laredo, one illegally, have …
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Drug Trafficker Sent to Prison for Trafficking Meth via FedEx

… 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 – A 20-year-old McAllen resident has been ordered to …
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Foreign National Found Guilty of Smuggling Meth

… 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 – A Laredo federal jury has convicted a 32-year-old …
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DEA Houston Serves ISO on Woodfield Pharmaceuticals & Distribution

… 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 … that Woodfield Distribution, LLC., located in Sugar Land, Texas, violated several DEA regulations, by routinely …
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Defendant sentenced to federal prison for threating agents with firearm

… 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 … together with the Bandera County Sheriff’s Office and the Texas Department of Public Safety. Assistant U.S. Attorney …
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Man who taped six bundles of meth to his thigh 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 28-year-old resident of Los Fresnos has been …
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Laredoan pleads guilty to role in drug trafficking scheme

… 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 – A 24-year-old Laredo resident has admitted he …
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Laredo drug smuggler pleads guilty in marijuana conspiracy

… 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 – A 28-year-old Laredo native has admitted to …
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Hebbronville man guilty of smuggling nearly 130 pounds of marijuana

… 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 – A 48-year-old resident of Hebbronville has entered a …
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Meth trafficker gets more than 11 years in 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 24-year-old Edinburg man has been ordered to …
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19-year-old sentenced as drug dealer in meth trafficking scheme

… 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 19-year-old Beeville resident has been ordered to …
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Woman admits to smuggling pure meth

… 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 31-year-old Huntsville, Alabama, woman has entered …
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Heroin conspiracy sends doctor 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 37-year-old U.S. citizen who was living in Mexico …
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Former couple sentenced in crystal meth conspiracy

… 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 – Two Corpus Christi residents have been ordered to …
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Drug conspiracy sends women 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 – Two Galveston women have been sentenced to prison in …
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Jury convicts former police officer for involvement in drug trafficking scheme

… 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 – DEA Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Will R. …
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Three Arrested in San Antonio and Charged Federally with 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 … together with the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office and the Texas Department of Public Safety.  Assistant U.S. Attorney …
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Brooks County Man Convicted of 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 … - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 45-year-old Falfurrias resident has pleaded guilty …
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DEA El Paso to host Family Summit in Church Rock

… 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 … Rock, New Mexico WHAT: Summit for New Mexico and West Texas families who have suffered the terrible loss of a …
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Illegal Alien Sentenced for Trafficking Over $1 Million in 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 … Download Original Image Download Original Image McALLEN, Texas – A 40-year-old Mexican national illegally in the …
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Final Defendant Arrested During 2023 Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug 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 … left the ice chest in a car parked in El Paso, Texas overnight. The following day, Cerezo-Espidio’s …
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5 Sinaloa Cartel Members plead guily to trafficking charges in Operation Cookout

… criminal enterprise with ties to Virginia, North Carolina, Texas, and California. Ramirez-Barreto was linked to the … law enforcement agencies in Virginia, North Carolina, and Texas executed a major operation, known as Operation … in the arrest operation in Virginia, North Carolina, and Texas. Fentanyl Cocaine Heroin On …
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Former Head of Gulf Cartel Receives Life Sentence for Importing Kilos of Drugs

… 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 … the investigation  Jorge Costilla-Sanchez  BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A 51-year-old Mexican national who was head of …
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Pawankumar Jain Pleads Guilty To Unlawfully Dispensing Prescription Painkillers And Health Care Fraud

… 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 … by the DEA’s Tactical Diversion Team in El Paso, Texas and the FBI’s Healthcare Fraud Unit with assistance …
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One Convicted And Another Sentenced In 10-Defendant Marijuana Conspiracy

… 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 … - (315) 426-5300 Westchester - (914) 682-6256 BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Adonys Hurtado-Gutierrez, 38, has entered a guilty …
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Nine Alleged Members Of The Jenifer Drug Trafficking Organization Charged By Indictment And Implicated In A 2012 Murder

… Tracy Muse, a/k/a “Kimberly Scott,” age 41, of Pearland, Texas; Thomas Simmons, age 37, of Hampton, Virginia; Andre … and money-laundering organization with ties to Houston, Texas; Staten Island, New York; and Woodbridge, Virginia. … in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, Virginia and Texas last week. Hegie and Clark consented to detention.  A …
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Former Guinea-Bissau President’s Son Sent to U.S. prison for International Drug 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 … and his co-conspirator arrived in the Southern District of Texas Aug. 26, 2022.  Sanha will remain in custody pending …
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Dallas Contacts

January 22, 2025
… Boulevard, East, Dallas, TX 75220 Phone (214) 366-6900 Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 …
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Repeat Drug Trafficker Gets Significant Sentence

… 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 –A 63-year-old Pharr resident has been sentenced …
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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 … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Austin - (512) 344-4900 Beaumont - (409) 981-7400 … dubbed Operation Brain Freeze with the assistance of Texas Department of Public Safety, FBI and sheriff’s offices …