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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 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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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 …
PRESS RELEASE

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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Approximately 40 Individuals Arrested in Multi-State Drug Trafficking Takedown

… Defendants are from East Mississippi, Mexico, California, Texas, and Alabama Jackson, Miss. – Approximately 40 … counties in Mississippi, as well as Mexico, California, Texas, and Alabama. The charges stem from a four-year …
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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 …
GENERAL INFORMATION

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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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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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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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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DEA-led Investigation Results In Ten Defendants Pleading Guilty In Million Dollar Meth Conspiracy

… in southern Illinois. Nahum Shibeshi, 29, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced to 48 months in prison, and Dana Bell, 51, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced to 87 months in prison for their part … of cocaine into the Southern District of Illinois from Texas. In addition to the drug crimes, the indictment sought …
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Houston Residents Sentenced To Prison For Their Roles In A $1.2 Million Dollar Cocaine Conspiracy

… in southern Illinois. Nahum Shibeshi, 29, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced to 48 months in prison, and Dana Bell, 51, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced to 87 months in prison for their part … of cocaine into the Southern District of Illinois from Texas. In addition to the drug crimes, the indictment sought …
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two In Marijuana Trafficking 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 … bus last year elp061413_01.jpg elp061413_02.jpg ALPINE, Texas - Two men face federal drug trafficking charges …
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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 …
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Gulf Cartel Plaza Boss Heads To Prison For Life

… 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 - Juan Roberto Rincon-Rincon, one of the highest …
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Twelve arrested in connection with San Antonio-based heroin and 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 … on the amount of drugs involved.   The DEA and the Texas Department of Public Safety are investigating this …
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Methamphetamine Smuggler Sentenced To Nearly 10 Years

… 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 -  A 35-year-old San Antonio man has been ordered to …
Villegas-Martinez, Sergio
FUGITIVE

Sergio Villegas-Martinez

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: The following alleged Federal Drug Violations:conspiring to possess a controlled substance with intent to distribute over 5 kilograms of cocaine
Carrillo-Fuentes, Vicente
FUGITIVE

Vicente Carrillo-Fuentes

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy to Possess Cocaine with Intent to Deliver
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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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Albuquerque Man Charged with Conspiracy Related to Recovery of Tiger Cub in Albuquerque

… 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 Tiger …
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DEA El Paso Division Safety Bulletin

… 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 Fake … DSC01390-30.jpg DEA’s El Paso Division, which covers West Texas and New Mexico, is issuing this safety bulletin to …
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pill During 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… 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 … 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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DEA Continues Its Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday

… 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 … asked. “I want to invite all of the citizens in North Texas and Oklahoma to bring their unused prescription …
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Dallas Woman Sentenced In Opioid Prescription Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… 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 … with assistance from the Internal Revenue Service, Texas Department of Public Safety, the Louisiana State …
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Man Sentenced For Trafficking Enough Fentanyl To Possibly Kill Nearly 6 Million People

… 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 - A 57-year-old man has been ordered to prison …
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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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Young Undocumented Alien Sentenced For Smuggling Drugs

… 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 -  A 26 year old undocumented alien from Nuevo Laredo, …