DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Albuquerque Man Charged with Conspiracy Related to Recovery of Tiger Cub in Albuquerque

Note: View the Indictment . ALBUQUERQUE – Towanda Thorne R. James-Thorne, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's DEA El Paso, Division, Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Amy Lueders, Acting Deputy Director of Operations for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
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Albuquerque Man Charged in a Second Superseding Indictment for Drug and Firearms Offenses

Note: View the Second Superseding Indictment ALBUQUERQUE – Towanda R. Thorne-James, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s El Paso Division, and Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that a federal grand jury returned a second superseding indictment charging Buddy...
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Albuquerque Woman Charged with Escape and Federal Drug Trafficking Offenses

Note: View the Indictment here. ALBUQUERQUE – Towanda R. Thorne-James, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s El Paso Division, and Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Jennifer Lynn Miller with...
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Two Albuquerque Men Charged with Federal Drug Trafficking Offenses

Note: View the Criminal Complaint here. ALBUQUERQUE – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Towanda R. Thorne-James, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s El Paso Division, announced today that Isaiah Anthony Aragon and Miguel Antonio Ramirez were charged by criminal...
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DEA-Led Operation Dismantles Clovis-Based Drug Trafficking Organization

Note: View the Indictment here. ALBUQUERQUE – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Towanda Thorne-James, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s El Paso Division, announced that a 6-count indictment against 7 alleged drug traffickers was unsealed following a coordinated, multiagency...
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Federal Jury Convicts Syndicato De Nuevo Mexico Associate of Murdering Federal Witness, Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

Note: View Third Superseding Indictment here. ALBUQUERQUE – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, and Towanda R. Thorne-James, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s El Paso Division, announced today...
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El Paso Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Causing Fentanyl Overdose Death

EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso man pleaded guilty in a federal court in El Paso to one count of distribution of fentanyl, causing death or serious bodily injury. According to court documents, Christian Torres, 24, was the supplier of counterfeit M-30 pills containing fentanyl at his residence on...
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications Across the Country

El Paso, Texas – On Oct. 28, 2023, the community once again emptied their medicine cabinets to help dispose of old, unwanted, and expired medications. Nationwide, DEA and its law enforcement partners collected 599,897 pounds of unneeded medications at 4,675 collection sites nationwide. Locally, the El Paso Division collected 4,409...
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DEA Rocky Mountain Division Removes 18,500 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications on Drug Take Back Day

DENVER – On Oct. 28, 2023, the community once again emptied their medicine cabinets to help dispose of old, unwanted, and expired medications. Nationwide, DEA and its law enforcement partners collected 599,897 pounds of unneeded medications at 4,675 collection sites. The Rocky Mountain Field Division collected just over 18,500 pounds...
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DEA El Paso to Host Family Summit

WHEN: Thursday, November 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. MST. WHERE: Hope City Community Church, 6115 Woodrow Bean, El Paso, TX 79924 WHAT: Summit for New Mexico and West Texas families who have suffered the terrible loss of a loved one to fentanyl or other illicit substances WHO: DEA...