United States Drug Enforcement Administration

LAREDO, Texas - Javier F. Peña, Special Agent in Charge of the United States Drug Enforcement (DEA), Houston Division and Kenneth Magidson, United States Attorney, Southern District of Texas announced Ivan Velasquez-Caballero, aka “Taliban” and “50” has been extradited to the U.S. and made his initial appearance this morning in...

LAREDO, Texas - Salvador Ibarra De-Alba, 48, of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, has entered a plea of guilty for his role in a conspiracy to transport five kilograms or more of cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Javier Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. De-Alba...

FORT WORTH, Texas - A total of 31 individuals are now in custody following an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) operation yesterday, led by special agents of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and officers from the Stephenville Police Department, on conspiracy and drug trafficking charges outlined in a criminal complaint...

McALLEN, Texas - Raymundo Jose Cabrera-Paredes, of Mission, and Estevan Ochoa-Gomez, of Huixtla, Chiapas, Mexico, have been ordered to federal prison for more than 20 years following their involvement in the distribution of crystal methamphetamine from McAllen to Dallas, announced Javier Peña, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement...

McALLEN, Texas - Gelacio Cendejas-Renteria, 44, of Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico, and Julian Martinez-Rodriguez, 44, of McAllen, have been ordered to federal prison for their respective involvement in the distribution of crystal methamphetamine from McAllen to Houston, announced Javier Peña, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) along with...

LAREDO, Texas - An indictment has been partially unsealed following the arrest of Santiago Martinez, 37, and Casimiro Bautista, 38, alleging their involvement in a conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute marijuana, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. The indictment...

DALLAS - Today, Special Agent in Charge Daniel R. Salter, of the Dallas Field Division’s Drug Enforcement (DEA), announces the local component of the 7th nationwide prescription drug “Take-Back” initiative that seeks to prevent increased pill abuse and theft. The DEA, along with its law enforcement partners, will be collecting...

AMARILLO, - Texas - A total of 14 individuals, residents of the Amarillo, Texas, and Panhandle area, are in custody following an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) operation this morning led by special agents with the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and the FBI, on conspiracy and drug trafficking charges outlined...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Several individuals have been taken into custody following the return of two separate, but related federal indictments alleging various drug trafficking and money laundering charges, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Javier Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. The first sealed indictment, returned...

LAREDO, Texas - Rigoberto Torres, 39, a legal permanent resident from New Jersey, has been ordered to federal prison as a result of his conviction of possession with intent to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Javier Peña and United States Attorney...