DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Eight Arrested For Residential Marijuana Grows In Houston

HOUSTON, TX - Brothers Bernard Harry Theriot, 37, and Bryan Andrew Theriot aka Tow Down, 33, both of Houston, and six others were arrested yesterday after search warrants executed at several locations resulted in the discovery of grow operations of marijuana plants, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug...
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Winnie Man, Vidor Woman Among Those Sentenced In Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

BEAUMONT, TX - Acting Special Agent in Charge Thomas E. Hinojosa and U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced that five members of a major drug conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas have been sentenced to federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Ron Clark.Lambert Ray Myers, Jr., 33, of...
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Five Sentenced In Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

BEAUMONT, TX - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge, Thomas E. Hinojosa and U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced that five members of a major drug conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas have been sentenced to federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Ron Clark. Vincent Bertrand...
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Floridian Fuzz Guilty Of Hauling Cocaine Through East Texas

BEAUMONT, TX - A 51-year-old Spring Hill, Florida man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge, Thomas Hinojosa and U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today. Tony Darrell Fuzz pleaded guilty to possession with intent to...
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Suitland Drug Ringleader Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison

GREENBELT, MD. - Chief U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced John Willis Cox, age 42, of Clinton, Maryland, today to 14 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute cocaine and possession of a gun by a felon. Cox’s sentence was enhanced upon...
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BGF Leaders Plead Guilty To Participating In A Racketeering Conspiracy

BALTIMORE, MD. - Last week, Eric Brown, a/k/a E and EB, age 42; Ray Olivis, a/k/a Ronnie Hargrove, Uncle Ray, Unc and Ray Ray, age 57; and Rainbow Williams, age 32, all of Baltimore, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to conduct and participate in the activities of the Black Guerilla...
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Ten Arrests Made In Connection With Alleged Crystal City Cocaine And Heroin Trafficking

CRYSTAL CITY, TX -- - The Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge, Thomas E. Hinojosa and United States Attorney John E. Murphy announced that federal, state and local authorities have arrested 10 individuals in the Crystal City area on federal drug trafficking charges. Those arrested yesterday include: 24-year-old...
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Conspirator In Methadone Overdose Death Sentenced To Over Nine

GREENBELT, MD - . - U.S. District Judge Benson Everett Legg sentenced Luis Reyes-Torres, age 26, of Hagerstown, Maryland, today to 115 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute, and distributing, morphine and methadone, the use of which resulted in the death of...
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Brothers Sentenced In $3 Million Cocaine Conspiracy

NORFOLK, VA - . -Two brothers, Manuel Zuniga, age 24, and Aaron Zuniga, age 23, both from Woodbridge, Virginia, have been sentenced in Norfolk federal court to prison terms for their roles in a conspiracy involving the distribution of $3 million worth of cocaine in Virginia Beach, Va. Ava A...
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60 Year-Old Former Shelter Counselor Sentenced To Over 11 Years In Prison

GREENBELT, MD - . - U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte sentenced Howard Ray Barnes, age 60, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, today to 140 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for distributing heroin, possessing with intent to distribute cocaine and possessing a gun in furtherance of...