United States Drug Enforcement Administration

MIDLAND, TX. -- - Joseph D. Arabit, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration -- El Paso Division and United States and Attorney Robert Pitman announced that 12 individuals have been indicted on cocaine trafficking charges. Ten of the 12 are now in custody. The individuals arrested by...

HOUSTON, TX - Thomas E. Hinojosa, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), along with United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today that three individuals were arrested on Thursday following the execution of search warrants at several locations and the discovery of grow operations of hydroponic marijuana...

McALLEN, TX - A San Juan, Texas, resident convicted by a federal jury of conspiring to possess marijuana and being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of federal law will be spending the next five years and 10 months in federal prison without parole, announced Drug Enforcement...

EL PASO, TX -- - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit and United States Attorney Robert Pitman announced that a federal jury this afternoon returned a guilty verdict against an El Paso pharmacist for illegally dispensing controlled substances. Jurors found Peter Victor Ayika, 55, guilty of...

LAREDO, TX -- - A Webb County Constable Precinct One deputy has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to use his official capacity to protect loads of cocaine, United States Attorney José Angel Moreno announced today. Eduardo Garcia, aka Eddie Garcia, pleaded guilty late this morning to count one of the...

ALBUQUERQUE, NM -- - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit and United States Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales announced that 57 Roswell residents have been charged with federal drug trafficking offenses in 45 federal indictments and six federal criminal complaints that were unsealed yesterday. Another 27 Roswell...

BEAUMONT, TX - A Houston man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a major drug trafficking conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge, Thomas E. Hinojosa and U.S. Attorney John M. Bales. Alejandro Ortiz, 33, of Houston...

BEAUMONT, TX - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge, Thomas E. Hinojosa and U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced that a Beaumont man was among four sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ron Clark to federal prison this week for their roles in a major drug trafficking conspiracy in...

LAREDO, TX - Late this morning, a federal jury returned its verdict finding Artemio Lomas, 45, of Laredo, guilty of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute more than 2000 pounds of marijuana, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge, Thomas E. Hinojosa and United States Attorney José Angel...

HOUSTON, TX -- - Aurelio Cano-Flores, aka “Yankee” and “Yeyo,” a high-ranking member of the Mexican Gulf Cartel, has been extradited to the United States from Mexico to face drug conspiracy charges, announced Administrator Michele M. Leonhart of the Drug Enforcement Administration and Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of...