DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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San Antonio Man Sentenced to 28 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Pharmacy Robberies

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man was sentenced to 339 months in federal prison for three counts of pharmacy robbery and three counts of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. According to court documents, from October to December 2020, Atseko Factor, 40, and...
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Concealing Cocaine Carries Considerable Sentence

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 51-year-old Alamo resident has been sentenced for possession with intent to distribute $4 million worth of cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Olga Lydia Segundo pleaded guilty April...
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Chinese National Indicted for Importation of Enough Chemicals to Make Millions of Fatal Doses of Fentanyl

HOUSTON - A 48-year-old Chinese national has been indicted for his part in a conspiracy involving the importation of what is believed to be the largest amount of fentanyl precursors found in the Southern District of Texas and one of the largest in the country. Minsu Fang aka Fernando is...
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Houston Group Arrested for Running Pharma-Grade Drug Stash House

HOUSTON – Six Houstonians have been taken into custody for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, specifically pharmaceutical grade drugs such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Kerry Lewis Walker, 36...
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Clinic Office Manager Sentenced for Operating $1.2M Pill Mill Scheme

HOUSTON – A medical clinic office manager has been sentenced for operating a pill mill clinic that unlawfully distributed over 600,000 opioid pills, announced Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. A federal jury convicted Andres...
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Corpus Christi Resident Sentenced for Trafficking Meth

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 23-year-old man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction for possession with intent to distribute 210 grams of meth, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Jacob Soliz...
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Trafficker Sentenced for Distributing more than 500 grams of Meth

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 40-year-old Three Rivers resident has been ordered to federal prison for distributing more than 500 grams of methamphetamine announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Roger Lee Martinez pleaded guilty June 1...
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Houston Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking in East Texas

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Houston man was sentenced to federal prison for trafficking drugs through the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Jaime Garcia-Sanchez, 20, pleaded guilty on July 14, 2022, to...
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Felon Stolen Car Sent to Prison for Possessing Meth

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 52-year-old Corpus Christi resident has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of a mixture or substance containing meth, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Jennifer...
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Out of State Trucker Ordered to Prison for Carrying Cocaine

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A 54-year-old man has been sent to federal prison following his conviction of trafficking 75 kilograms of cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Legusta Juaquim Rodan, De Valls Bluff, Arkansas, pleaded guilty...