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Two women arrested, charged with possession of suspected fentanyl

June 18, 2018
… with an individual arrested on May 26, 2018, in Laredo, Texas. The individual was in possession of a backpack and a …
June 18, 2018
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Justin King Named DEA Omaha Division Special Agent in Charge

February 04, 2021
… King’s 19-year career with DEA began in the Laredo, Texas District Office. In 2006, King was selected for DEA’s …
February 04, 2021
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Operators of large-scale drug trafficking organization in Kern County face federal charges

November 13, 2020
… Sanchez-Meza, 48, of Mexico; Juan Vizuett-Resendiz, 34, of Texas; and Vincente Salvador Arenas-Garcia, 36, of …
November 13, 2020
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DEA Omaha Division feels effects of Sinaloa Cartel

February 13, 2019
… border with California, Arizona, New Mexico and west Texas.  “While we are pleased with the capture of El Chapo …
February 13, 2019
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Leader Of Large Prescription Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced To 15 Years In Federal Prison

July 09, 2015
… in which others, under his direction, made monthly trips to Texas to obtain large quantities of the controlled substance …
July 09, 2015
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Columbus, Ohio Man Pleads Guilty In Marijuana Distribution Conspiracy

August 31, 2015
… various places in Columbus, Ohio from suppliers in Houston, Texas. The drug shipments were disguised as hair care …
August 31, 2015
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Seven People Charged In Multi-State Heroin Distribution Ring Based In Steubenville, Ohio

October 27, 2015
… 35, of Steubenville, Ohio Donae F. Grier, 37, of Irving, Texas Christopher J. Bishop, 31, of Weirton, W.Va. David …
October 27, 2015
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Ohio Man Sentenced For Marijuana Conspiracy, Money Laundering And Gun Charge Convictions

December 02, 2015
… various places in Columbus, Ohio from suppliers in Houston, Texas. The drug shipments were disguised as hair care …
December 02, 2015
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Ohio Man Convicted In 200 Kilo Cocaine Conspiracy

November 17, 2016
… for arranging large shipments of cocaine from Mexico and Texas into the Columbus area. “Collado-Rivera is the ninth …
November 17, 2016
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Bolton, Mississippi Resident Sentenced To Prison For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

May 15, 2014
… to transport thousands of pounds of marijuana from the Texas/Mexico border into Mississippi. He laundered part of …
May 15, 2014
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Three Men Sentenced For Federal Drug Violations

November 19, 2014
… Polite announced that Clemmon Bridges, age 56, of Houston, Texas, and Darin Fields, age 32, of Bogalusa, Louisiana, …
November 19, 2014
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Indictment Returned Against Houston Police Officer And Mexican Citizen

April 08, 2015
… the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas for their assistance.  Assistant United States …
April 08, 2015
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Two Men Sentenced In Shreveport For Cocaine And Methamphetamine Charges

July 09, 2015
… and Bossier parishes. Eugene O’Neal Cross, 40, of Marshall, Texas, was sentenced to 120 months in prison for one count …
July 09, 2015
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Brothers Plead Guilty For Roles In Drug Conspiracy

November 07, 2011
… officials in New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Texas for the investigation leading to these convictions. …
November 07, 2011
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New London Man Sentenced To More Than 11 Years In Federal Prison For Heading Drug Trafficking Ring

March 30, 2011
… 500 grams of cocaine in Louisiana, their source of drugs in Texas “had dried up.” As a result, in the summer of 2009, …
March 30, 2011
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DEA Agents In Fort Wayne, Indiana Seize Over One Ton Of Marijuana

April 30, 2014
… which originated in Mexico and was transported through Texas prior to its arrival in Fort Wayne, was compressed and …
April 30, 2014
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Four Men Indicted In 75-Liter Methamphetamine Seizure

June 06, 2013
… 49, of Mableton, Georgia.; and Ruiz, 54, of Fort Worth, Texas, with conspiring to possess with the intent to …
June 06, 2013
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Mexican Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 40 Years In Federal Prison

October 22, 2012
… were shipped via tractor trailer from Mexico and South Texas, to Reddick. From there, Garza supervised the …
October 22, 2012
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DEA Leads Largest U.S. Strike Against La Familia Cartel Twenty-Month Series Of Investigations Lead To Nearly 2,000 Arrests, Over $60 Million Seized

July 21, 2011
… and the Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. On June 21, 2011, Mexican law enforcement arrested La …
July 21, 2011
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High-Ranking Gulf Cartel Leader Extradited To United States

August 23, 2011
… and marijuana by motor vehicles from Mexico to cities in Texas for distribution to other cities within the United …
August 23, 2011
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Leader Of Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced To More Than 11 Years

March 17, 2016
… show that the drugs were sent to North Carolina from Texas and Mexico by other members of the conspiracy, usually …
March 17, 2016
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El Paso Man Pleads Guilty To Liquid Meth Possession And Distribution Conspiracy

April 11, 2016
… methamphetamine. Eduardo Guerrero, 24, of El Paso, Texas, pleaded guilty Friday before a U.S. District Judge to …
April 11, 2016
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Last Defendant In Acadiana Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy Sentenced

March 29, 2017
… of Louisiana, which the group received and transported from Texas. The (Lafayette Task Force), Louisiana State Police …
March 29, 2017
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Bronx Man Sentenced To Over 12 Years In Prison For Trafficking 40,000 Oxycodone Pills, Cocaine

October 09, 2017
… of this cocaine distribution, Herrera traveled to Mexico, Texas, and elsewhere.      In addition to the prison term, …
October 09, 2017
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Final Member Of Gulf Coast Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced To Lengthy Federal Prison Term

May 15, 2017
… Lewis and McKinnon made multiple trips to the Houston, Texas area in early 2015, during which they would obtain …
May 15, 2017
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Ninth Ward Heroin Dealer Sentenced To 10 Years For Heroin Conspiracy

May 17, 2017
… in New Orleans, Terrebonne Parish, Jefferson Parish, and Texas.   Ulyesse Santiago and Clarence Santiago each pled …
May 17, 2017
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Two Sentenced To Lengthy Federal Prison Term On Drug Charges

December 18, 2017
… obtained cocaine hydrochloride from sources of supply in Texas and Jackson, Mississippi, and distributed it to other …
December 18, 2017
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Sioux City Investigations Lead To Prison Sentences For Two Meth Dealers In Separate Cases

January 30, 2018
… Sioux City, Iowa, and Stephen S. Smith, 30, from Austin, Texas, were both sentenced to multiple years in federal …
January 30, 2018
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Leader Of International Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced To 15 Years Imprisonment

September 10, 2013
… States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas; the United States Marshals Service for the District …
September 10, 2013
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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced To 57 Months Imprisonment In Drug Conspiracy Case

October 23, 2013
… States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas; the United States Marshals Service for the District …
October 23, 2013