PRESS RELEASE

Houston area man who posed as physician found guilty of conspiring to unlawfully prescribe hundreds of thousands of doses of opioids

September 04, 2019
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … and U.S. Attorney Ryan Patrick of the Southern District of Texas made the announcement.  After a five-day day jury trial, Muhammad Arif, 61, of Katy, Texas, was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to …
September 04, 2019
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Trinity Pharmacy, Owner Reach Settlement To Resolve Allegations

February 06, 2017
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 …
February 06, 2017
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Former Sheriff’s Deputies, Convicted Felons, Indicted For Drug Conspiracy, Firearms Possession

June 19, 2012
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov —Former Duval County, Texas Deputy Sheriffs Smuggled Kilo Quantities of Cocaine in … McALLEN, TX - Two former deputy sheriffs from Duval County, Texas, have been indicted on charges of conspiracy to …
June 19, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Head Of The Gulf Cartel Sentenced To Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

June 30, 2015
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov BEAUMONT, Texas - Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit of the Drug … for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas.         Juan Francisco Saenz-Tamez, 23, of Camargo, …
June 30, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Harris County Woman Convicted of Drug Trafficking Violations

September 21, 2020
… of Drug Trafficking Violations September 21, 2020 PLANO, Texas – A 38-year-old La Porte, Texas, woman has been convicted of federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox today.   …
September 21, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Former Bandidos National Vice President sentenced to life in federal prison

September 24, 2018
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … Division; U.S. Attorney John F. Bash, Western District of Texas; Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division; Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw; …
September 24, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Seven Defendants Sentenced Following Their Admissions To Trafficking Large Quantities Of Methamphetamine

April 24, 2018
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 LUBBOCK, Texas - Seven defendants charged in an indictment returned …
April 24, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Indictment Charges Six In Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

March 08, 2017
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 LUBBOCK, Texas - Six defendants have been charged in a federal …
March 08, 2017
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Lubbock Man Sentenced To 121 Months For Role In Methamphetamine, Cocaine And Marijuana Distribution Conspiracy

March 24, 2017
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 (LUBBOCK, - Texas - Christopher David Gonzales, aka “Chris,” 41, was …
March 24, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

15 Indicted And Arrested In Cocaine Trafficking Ring

February 23, 2011
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … organization accused of funneling cocaine through Southeast Texas BEAUMONT, TX - A federal investigation into a … and indictment of 15 individuals in the Eastern District of Texas announced Drug Enforcement Administration’s Houston …
February 23, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Jury Convicts Former Pharmacist In Hydrocodone Scheme

May 12, 2016
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 SHERMAN, Texas - A 51-year-old former pharmacist has been convicted …
May 12, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Last Of 17 Defendants Convicted In Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy Is Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison

May 25, 2016
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 FORT WORTH, Texas - Octavio Colin, 34, of Cleburne, Texas, was sentenced …
May 25, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Leader Of Zapata Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Organization Convicted

December 08, 2011
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … money laundering organization operating out of the Zapata, Texas, area from approximately June 2006 through June 2011 … substances from the Zapata area to other parts of Texas and beyond. Some of these drug loads were seized by …
December 08, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Jury In Austin Convicts Four In Multi-Million Dollar Money Laundering Conspiracy Involving Los Zetas Drug Trafficking Proceeds, Extortion, And Bribery

May 09, 2013
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … breed and race American quarter horses in U.S. AUSTIN, Texas -  - In Austin, four men face up to 20 years in … millions of dollars in New Mexico, Oklahoma, California and Texas to disguise the source drug money and make the …
May 09, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Head Of The Gulf Cartel Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

January 15, 2015
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov BEAUMONT, Texas - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge … to drug trafficking charges in the Eastern District of Texas. Juan Francisco Saenz-Tamez, 23, of Camargo, …
January 15, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Multi-District OCDETF Investigation Linked To Zeta Organization Leads To Local Arrests

November 16, 2011
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … 35, and Josue Alejandro Salinas, 41, both of Laredo, Texas at which time they were ordered held without bond at … 33, of Chicago, Ill., Isidro Juarez, 49, of San Antonio, Texas, and Miguel Santos aka El Mike, 41, of Laredo. Juarez …
November 16, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle Organization Leaders Arrested National President, Vice President And Sergeant At Arms Indicted On Federal RICO And VICAR Charges

January 06, 2016
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov SAN ANTONIO, Texas - This morning, federal and state authorities in Texas arrested the highest ranking leaders of the Bandidos …
January 06, 2016
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Panhandle Residents Arrested In Law Enforcement Operation

September 24, 2013
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … and firearms were seized during investigation AMARILLO, - Texas - A total of 14 individuals, residents of the …
September 24, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Upshur County Man Sentenced To 60 Months For Federal Conspiracy

April 12, 2017
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 TYLER, Texas - Jeremy Chad Tidwell, 41, of Gilmer, Texas has been …
April 12, 2017
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Upshur County Woman Sentenced For Federal Conspiracy

April 18, 2017
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 TYLER, Texas - A 38-year-old Gilmer, Texas woman has been sentenced …
April 18, 2017
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Winnie Man, Vidor Woman Among Those Sentenced In Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

May 26, 2011
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … of a major drug conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas have been sentenced to federal prison today by U.S. … Judge Ron Clark.Lambert Ray Myers, Jr., 33, of Winnie, Texas, pleaded guilty on Jan. 12, 2011 to possession with …
May 26, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Four Men Sentenced In Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

August 25, 2011
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … drug trafficking conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas. Joshua Lynn Bland, 23, of Beaumont, Texas pleaded guilty on Jan. 12, 2011, to conspiracy to …
August 25, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Pilot And Passenger Of Plane That Crashed At Yoakum County Airport After Refueling Plead Guilty To Drug Charge

August 06, 2013
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … on board plane that belly landed at airport in Plains, Texas LUBBOCK, Texas - A pilot and his passenger, who belly …
August 06, 2013
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Tarrant And Parker County Men Receive Lengthy Federal Prison Sentences For Roles In Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

November 19, 2014
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 FORT WORTH, Texas - Six defendants who were convicted of federal felony …
November 19, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Nine Arrested For Running Methamphetamine, Cocaine And Marijuana Distribution Conspiracy

June 17, 2016
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … 459-9600 Includes some who are allegedly members of the Texas Syndicate LUBBOCK, Texas - Nine west Texas residents, …
June 17, 2016
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Amarillo Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced

May 02, 2017
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 AMARILLO, Texas - Juan Daniel Mares, 40, of Amarillo, Texas, was …
May 02, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Sixteen convicted in large-scale conspiracy involving local ABT gang ring

December 11, 2018
… Eagle Pass, Galveston, Laredo, McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem … Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A total of 16 South Texas residents have been convicted of charges, including …
December 11, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

57 Member/Associates Of Various White Supremacists Gangs Charged In Kidnapping And Drug Conspiracies

May 01, 2018
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … supremacist gangs have been charged in a case led by the Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigations …
May 01, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Methamphetamine Distributor Sentenced To 240 Months In Federal Prison

April 25, 2018
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 AMARILLO, Texas - This afternoon, U.S. District Judge Sidney A. …
April 25, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Last Defendant In Major Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced

May 26, 2017
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community … 324-8505 DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 … City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 LUBBOCK, Texas - Victor Manuel Castillo, aka “Victor Manuel Garza,” …
May 26, 2017