United States Drug Enforcement Administration

LAREDO, TX - The leader of a drug trafficking and money laundering organization operating out of the Zapata, Texas, area from approximately June 2006 through June 2011 has pleaded guilty, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Javier F. Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Pedro Navarro...

SAN ANTONIO, TX - Juan Jose Quintero-Payan, 69, of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, has been sentenced to 222 months in prison and ordered to pay a $250,000 fine for conspiracy to commit (RICO), Kenneth Magidson and Robert L. Pittman, United States Attorneys for the Southern and Western Districts of Texas, respectively...

EL PASO, TX -- - Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Acting Special Agent in Charge Dennis Ulrich, Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations in El Paso and United States Attorney Robert Pitman announced that a federal magistrate has ordered that six individuals arrested in connection...

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - Edward Mata, 27, Richard Scott Patton, 40, Luis Andres Longoria, 39, and Servando Guerra, 61, have pleaded guilty to conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge, Javier F. Peña and U.S. Attorney Kenneth...

Las Cruces, NM - On November 29, 2011, a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging 17 alleged members of a methamphetamine trafficking organization operating in Southeastern New Mexico with conspiracy to violate the federal narcotics laws. Another three individuals were charged with methamphetamine trafficking offenses in criminal complaints...

MIDLAND, TX. -- - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Mark Morgan, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCrawand U.S.AttorneyRobertPitman announced that 24 individuals have been arrested in connection with hydroponic marijuana distribution operations in the Permian...

LAREDO, TX - Five men have been arrested following the return of a sealed indictment alleging ties to the Zeta drug cartel and charges of money laundering, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge Thomas E. Hinojosa and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. The indictment, returned Nov...

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX- - Jose Antonio Ortiz Jr. of Corpus Christi, 32, has been found guilty for his involvement in a methamphetamine conspiracy, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Thomas E. Hinojosa and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. The verdict was returned just minutes ago after four...

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - An Indiana man has entered a guilty plea to possessing with intent to distribute more than 2,300 kilograms of marijuana, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson and Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge Thomas E. Hinojosa announced today. James Henry, 40, of Michigan City, Ind...

McALLEN, TX - Six men from Texas and one from Ohio have all been sentenced to prison on drug trafficking and money laundering charges as a result of an investigation that began more than five years ago, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson and Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in...