DEA Archived Press Releases

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Young Undocumented Alien Sentenced For Smuggling Drugs

LAREDO, Texas - A 26 year old undocumented alien from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, has been ordered to prison following his conviction of conspiracy to import methamphetamine, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Eduardo Sanchez-Obregon pleaded guilty Oct...
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Mission Resident Sentenced To Prison For Cocaine Possession

McALLEN, Texas - A lawful permanent resident who was residing in Mission has been ordered to prison for possessing with the intent to distribute approximately 50 kilograms of cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. A McAllen federal...
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Houston Man Gets Significant Sentence For Trafficking Meth

HOUSTON - A 46-year-old resident of Houston has been ordered to federal prison for his conviction of trafficking nearly six kilograms of methamphetamine, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Marco Antonio Aparicio-Santos pleaded guilty Aug. 12, 2016. Today...
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Mission, Texas Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Role In Drug Trafficking / Money Laundering Conspiracy

SAN ANTONIO - In San Antonio, a federal judge sentenced 46-year-old Reymundo Villarreal-(aka “Mundo”) of Mission, TX, to 20 years imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release for his role in a drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy occurring in South Texas, Central Texas and Oklahoma announced United States...
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Drug Trafficker And Distributor Sentenced To Long Prison Terms

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Two members of a massive drug conspiracy have been ordered to significant terms in federal prison, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Julio Cesar Sala Stripling, 39, and Martin Lee Rodriguez, 30, both of...
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Anchorage Man And Woman Indicted On Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Today, Wilton Eugene Toney, 62, and Denita Ann Love, a/k/a Denita Ann Solitaire, 58, both of Anchorage, Alaska, were named in a federal indictment charging them with drug conspiracy. According to the charging documents, on Jan. 12, 2018, law enforcement officers seized two FedEx parcels located at...
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Leaders Of Multi-state Drug Distribution Ring Sentenced To Long Prison Terms

SEATTLE - Three key players in a drug distribution ring that spanned seven counties in Washington State were sentenced late Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to long prison terms. The leader of the drug distribution ring Baltazar Reyes-Garcia 45, of Camano Island, WA, was sentenced to 18 years...
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20 Arrested In Connection With Taylor-based “crack” Cocaine And Methamphetamine Trafficking Operation

AUSTIN, Texas - This week, federal and state authorities in the Austin area arrested 20 individuals, including ringleader Horace Caruther of Round Rock, Texas, for their alleged roles in a narcotics distribution ring operating in the Taylor, Texas, area announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston...
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Houston Man Sentenced To 27 Years In Federal Prison For East Texas Drug Conspiracy

BEAUMONT, Texas - A 45-year-old Houston man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy today. Christopher Wade Ferrell pleaded guilty on May 18, 2017, to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and...
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Houston Man Sentenced To 27 Years In Federal Prison For East Texas Drug Conspiracy

BEAUMONT, Texas - A 45-year-old Houston man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy today. Christopher Wade Ferrell pleaded guilty on May 18, 2017, to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and...