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Toa Alta Man Indicted for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The DEA Caribbean Division announced today that a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment on May 28, 2026, charging Harold Borrero-Borrero with federal narcotics and firearms offenses stemming from an investigation into drug trafficking activities operating from the Enrique...
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Man Indicted and Arrested for Drug Trafficking

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Caribbean Division, in coordination with the Puerto Rico Police Bureau (PRPB), announced the indictment of Bárbaro José Del Valle-De Paula, 64, following a narcotics and firearms investigation targeting drug trafficking activity in Puerto Rico. On May 21, 2026, a federal...
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DEA Caribbean Division Joins ONDCP Director, HIDTA, and Federal Partners to Highlight Success of Operation Path to Zero and Strengthen Homeland Security Task Force Efforts

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Caribbean Division joined the Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Sara Carter, and federal and state law enforcement partners to discuss Operation Path to Zero, a...
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

DALLAS, TEXAS – Today, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced the results of a year-long national operation, “Operation Last Mile,” targeting operatives, associates, and distributors affiliated with the Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels responsible for the last mile of fentanyl and methamphetamine distribution on our streets and on social media...
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Head of Fort Worth Drug Trafficking Organization Charged

DALLAS, TX - The head of a Fort Worth drug trafficking operation and his associate have been federal charged, announced Special Agent in Charge Eduardo A. Chávez Leeroy Marquee Jones, aka Aladdin, 32, and Christopher Antwuan George, 21, were charged via criminal complaint with conspiracy to possess with intent to...
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Fentanyl Dealers Plead Guilty in Relation to Overdose Death of Oklahoma Man

DALLAS, TX - A Wichita Falls drug dealer and his ex-girlfriend who sold fentanyl to 27-year-old man who overdosed and died in June 2020 have plead guilty to drug crimes, announced Eduardo A. Chavez, Special Agent in Charge of DEA Dallas. Lionel DeSaun Henderson, 33, and his former girlfriend, Shameka...
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25 Charged in Drug Bust Targeting Recording Studio

DALLAS, TX - Twenty-five alleged drug traffickers have been charged in “Operation Papercheck Fresh,” announced DEA Dallas Special Agent in Charge Eduardo A. Chávez. During a large-scale operation last Thursday – which involved eight law enforcement agencies targeting nine locations, including a recording studio in Dallas’ Bryan Place neighborhood –...
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Oklahoma Prison-Based Drug Trafficking Organization Resulted in 21 Defendants Being Convicted

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – A three-year investigation into an Oklahoma prison-based drug trafficking organization has resulted in 21 defendants being convicted across multiple federal cases. The wrap-up of this investigation and prosecution is jointly announced by Robert J. Troester, United States Attorney, Eduardo A. Chávez, DEA Special Agent in Charge...
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40 Alleged Meth Traffickers Charged in Operation Kullvid-20

DALLAS, TX - Fourteen alleged methamphetamine traffickers were arrested on Wednesday in Operation Kullvid-20, to announced Eduardo A. Chávez, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Dallas Field Division. Led by the DEA’s North Texas Strike Force, the investigation has netted a total of 40 federal defendants plus 2,708 kilograms...
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Meth Dealers Who Plotted to Kill DEA Agent Plead Guilty

DALLAS - Two drug traffickers who plotted to assassinate a DEA task force office have plead guilty, announced Eduardo A. Chávez, Special Agent in Charge of Dallas Field Division Manuel Gomez-Garcia, 35, and Jorge Humberto Velazco Larios, 29, were indicted in the summer of 2020. Mr. Gomez pleaded guilty to...

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