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Two Rio Grande Valley Men Sentenced for Roles in Fentanyl Trafficking Operation

… 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 – Two Rio Grande Valley men have been ordered to …
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Repeat Offender Sentenced to Over 21 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking with a 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 … in Charge Jonathan C. Pullen for the Western District of Texas made the announcement. The DEA investigated the case …
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Trucker Sentenced after Failed Attempt to Hide Cocaine with Urine

… 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 50-year-old Orange resident has been ordered to …
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Mexican National Indicted for Trafficking Cocaine and Heroin into the U.S.

… 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 … faces up to life in prison and a $5 million fine.  The Texas Department of Public Safety conducted the …
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Edinburg Man Sentenced for Attempting to Smuggle $3 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 … - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 37-year-old South Texan has been ordered to …
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DEA New Jersey to take part in Newark/Philadelphia Regional Medicare Fraud Strike Force

… Los Angeles, California; Detroit, Michigan; Houston, Texas; Brooklyn, New York; Baton Rouge and New Orleans, … Louisiana; Tampa, Florida; Chicago, Illinois; and Dallas, Texas, along with a Corporate Strike Force located in …
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Shutdown of drug-infested hotel that bred violence and death

… 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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Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to $900,000 Drug-Trafficking Conspiracy

… the country, admitted that he made dozens of trips to Texas to obtain cocaine to distribute in the Kansas City … metropolitan area. He made 38 trips by flight to Houston, Texas, to obtain cocaine, then rented a vehicle to return …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 12 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute More Than 2,600 Kilos of Cocaine

… the transportation of loads of cocaine from the El Paso, Texas, area to the Kansas City metropolitan area for … proceeds from the drug-trafficking organization back to Texas and/or to Mexico. Zaragoza-Navarrette hid the cocaine …
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Two West Plains Men Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy

… to distribute methamphetamine in Howell, Greene, and Texas counties. Benny D. Griffin, 59, and Jordan W. … to distribute methamphetamine in Howell, Greene, and Texas counties from Dec. 31, 2015, to June 21, 2019. Griffin …
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Everton Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy

… Conn was arrested during a traffic stop in Oldham County, Texas. A sheriff’s deputy found $900 in Conn’s pocket and a … County, Mo., Sheriff’s Department, and the Oldham County, Texas, Sheriff’s Department. Organized Crime and Drug …
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Missouri, California Men Plead Guilty to Marijuana Trafficking

… and THC-filled vaping devices to customers in Missouri, Texas, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Arkansas, Kentucky, … pounds of marijuana shipped by conspirators near Amarillo, Texas. On August 28, 2018, law enforcement seized 1,846 …
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Leader of Houston-Based DTO Pleads Guilty to Leading Large-Scale Meth Distribution and Importation Conspiracy

… of crystal and liquid methamphetamine from Mexico into Texas and further distributed it throughout the United … Mecina Barrera, 31, of Michoacan, Mexico, and Houston, Texas, pled guilty to (i) conspiracy to distribute and …
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Alleged MS-13 associate arraigned on charges of conspiracy and operating as a major drug trafficker

… Houston, Long Branch, N.J., and Jefferson County, Texas. The Nassau County District Attorney thanks the … Investigations Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office (Texas) Maryland State Police Maryland State’s Attorney, …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Enters 15th Year of Removing Unneeded Medications from Communities

… 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 El …
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$6 Million Worth of Oregon Properties Forfeited in Connection to Interstate Marijuana Trafficking Organization

… organization led by Fayao “Paul” Rong, 53, of Houston, Texas. On July 19, 2023, after previously pleading guilty to …
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced for Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises at Motel

… 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 …
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Ringleader of Extensive Sinaloa Cartel Network Sentenced

… 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. ## Gangs International/Foreign Operations Major Law …
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Federal Jury Convicts Syndicato De Nuevo Mexico Associate of Murdering Federal Witness, Drug Trafficking and Firearms 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 Note: …
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug Trafficking 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 Meth …
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Top Source of Supply in Juvenile Fentanyl Case Charged, Thousands of Pills Found Stuffed in Microwave

… 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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Fentanyl Distributors Charged Following Fourth Fatal Juvenile Overdose

… 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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10 Arrested in McAlester for Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

… 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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Oklahoma Prison-Based Drug Trafficking Organization Resulted in 21 Defendants Being Convicted

… 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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Attorney General William P. Barr and U.S. Attorney John C. Anderson announce launch of Operation Relentless Pursuit

… 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 The …
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Mariah Ferry and Jose Torrez plead guilty to federal kidnapping charges for abducting and brutally beating two victims suspected of stealing drugs and money

… 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 …
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Final defendant sentenced to federal prison for drug and firearm offenses in connection with the murder of two Midlanders in July 2015

… 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 In …
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DEA showcases the dangers of drug addiction through travelling museum exhibit

… 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 The …
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Final Han Gil Defendant Sentenced to 40 Years in 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 …
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Three in Albuquerque Charged with Possessing, Trafficking Methamphetamine and Fentanyl

… 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 …