DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Mission Man Sent to Prison for hiding Kilos of Heroin in Floorboards

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 27-year-old man residing in Mission has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of possession with the intent to distribute nine kilograms of heroin, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery...
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Former Brownsville Police Officer Sentenced for Escorting Drugs

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A 53-year-old man residing in Brownsville has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of trafficking one kilogram of meth, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Jose Salinas pleaded guilty Aug. 2. He is a former...
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Out of State Trucker Ordered to Prison for Carrying Cocaine

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A 54-year-old man has been sent to federal prison following his conviction of trafficking 75 kilograms of cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Legusta Juaquim Rodan, De Valls Bluff, Arkansas, pleaded guilty...
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Port Neches, Houston Men Guilty of Trafficking Fentanyl through Southeast Texas

BEAUMONT, Texas – Two Southeast Texas men have pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Arthur Wilson McDaniels, 46, of Houston. and Marcus Terrance...
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Convicted Leader of Meth, Fentanyl Trafficking Network Sentenced to Prison

ALBANY, Ga. – A documented member of a criminal street gang organization who led a drug distribution network responsible for trafficking more than 150 kilograms of methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin and other illegal drugs into Southwest Georgia was sentenced to federal prison today for his crimes. Jamie Lorell Keith aka JGottiDaBoss...
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Ten Defendants Charged in Augusta-area Drug Trafficking Operation

AUGUSTA, GA: Ten people have been indicted in an Augusta-area drug trafficking conspiracy linked to another large-scale drug trafficking prosecution. As described in the newly unsealed indictment in USA v. Fields et. al, the investigation parallels the indictments in USA v. Wheatley et. al, together dubbed Operation Wheat Fields, and...
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Mexican Women Plead Guilty to Smuggling Balls of Heroin in Potato Chip Bags

LAREDO, Texas – Two women residing in Monterrey, Mexico, have admitted to their roles in importing nearly 1000 grams of heroin, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Maria Luisa Hernandez-Alanis, 41, and Tania Melissa Coutino-Hernandez, 40...
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Young man indicted for transporting fentanyl pills disguised as oxycodone

LAREDO, Texas – A 19-year-old Laredo resident has been charged for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 1.42 kilograms of fentanyl, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Today, a federal grand jury returned the two-count...
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Former lawyer for Mexico’s attorney general sentenced for drug trafficking

McALLEN, Texas – A 56-year-old man who illegally resided in Mission has been ordered to federal prison for his role in conspiring to possess with intent to distribute 32 kilograms of cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Jennifer...
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Three traffickers sentenced for smuggling meth, heroin and cocaine for cartel

LAREDO, Texas – Two Mexican nationals and one Texas man who are associated with the Jalisco Cartel have been sent to federal prison following their convictions of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute eight kilograms of meth, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C...