DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Houston Man Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Cocaine

BEAUMONT, Texas - A 27-year-old Houston man pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations today in the Eastern District of Texas. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston announced the guilty plea jointly. Hugo Alejandro Garcia pleaded guilty to...
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Houston Man Sentenced For East Texas Drug Trafficking Violations

BEAUMONT, Texas - John Nealy Holt, 44, of Houston, was sentenced to 174 months in federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Thad Heartfield. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston jointly announced the sentencing action today. Holt previously...
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Houston Doctor And Pharmacist Guilty In Pill Distribution Network Dispensed Approximately 1.6 Million Dosage Units Of Oxycodone In A Two-year-period

HOUSTON - A 72-year-old doctor has been ordered to federal prison for distributing large amounts of oxycodone and hydrocodone, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. A federal jury convicted Richard Arthur Evans, of Houston, July 27, 2016, on...
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Hardin County Man Sentenced For Drug Violations

BEAUMONT, Texas - A 28-year-old Silsbee, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Seth Deandre Turner pleaded guilty on Aug...
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Orange County Man Sentenced For Federal Violations Related To Port Acres Murder

BEAUMONT, Texas - A 40-year-old Orange, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for federal violations related to the murder of a Port Acres woman in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Brit...
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Jefferson County Man Sentenced For Drug Violations

BEAUMONT, Texas - A 34-year-old Beaumont, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Billy Ray Joseph, Jr., pleaded guilty on Oct. 13, 2016, to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute...
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Two Men Sentenced For Smuggling $4.6 Million In Cocaine

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Two San Antonio residents have been ordered to federal prison following their convictions of smuggling 59 kilograms of cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Darin Josep Fox, 24, and Jacob Escalante, 25, pleaded...
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Laredo Man Sentenced For Possessing 360 Pounds Of Marijuana

LAREDO, Texas - A 29-year-old Laredo man has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions of conspiracy and possession with intent to deliver marijuana, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. A federal jury convicted Daniel Elizondo March...
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Six Mission, Texas Residents Plead Guilty To Participating In Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Scheme

SAN ANTONIO - Today, six more individuals pleaded guilty to their roles in a drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy occurring in South Texas, Central Texas and Oklahoma announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Western District of Texas; United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson, Southern District of Texas; Internal...
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Federal Jury In Del Rio Convicts Undocumented Alien Residing In Houston In Liquid Meth Case

DEL RIO, Texas - In Del Rio today, a jury convicted 32-year-old Adrian Pineda-Orozco, an undocumented alien residing in Houston, for his role in the scheme to smuggle over 43 kilograms of liquid methamphetamine into the United States announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Homeland Security (HSI) Special...