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Former Texas Tech Professor Pleads Guilty to Running Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

Lubbock, TX - A former Texas Tech marketing and supply chain professor pled guilty today for his leadership role in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy, announced United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould. Daniel Taylor, 51, of Lubbock, Texas, was charged in February 2026 with conspiracy to...
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Three Men Convicted of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

LAS VEGAS – A federal jury convicted three men last week for their participation in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, announced the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada “This jury verdict is the result of our strong partnership with the DEA to make Nevada’s communities...
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International Crackdown on India-Based Organized Crime Gangs Results in 24 Arrests in U.S., Canada, and Europe

LOS ANGELES – Law enforcement in the United States, Canada, and Europe have arrested 24 defendants – 11 of them in California – connected to three India-based transnational organized crime groups charged with a litany of criminal acts, including the assassination in Canada in 2023 of a prominent Indian political...
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Federal, State, and Local Agencies Dismantle Abilene Drug Conspiracy and Seize Narcotics

DALLAS, TX - Three men were arrested and charged by federal complaint in Abilene, Texas for their roles in a months-long narcotics operation. Inez Jonathan Leal, 28, and Joseph Santos Carillo, 51, both from Abilene, Texas, and Luis Arturo Carrillo, Jr., 28, from California, were charged by federal complaint on...
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Fort Worth Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Drug Trafficking - Over 244 Kilograms of Methamphetamine

DALLAS, TX - A Fort Worth man was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for possessing with intent to distribute over 244 kilograms of methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould. “This 480-month sentence of Mr. Hidrogo sends an unmistakable message to those...
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Palmdale Man Found Guilty of Drug Trafficking Crimes, including Distribution of Fentanyl Causing the Overdose Death of U.S. Marine

LOS ANGELES – An Antelope Valley man has been found guilty by a jury of federal drug trafficking and firearm crimes, including supplying fake fentanyl-laced oxycodone pills that caused the fatal overdose of an active-duty United States Marine Corps lance corporal stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, the Justice...
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Federal Jury Convicts Dallas Man for Distributing Fentanyl – Over 17,000 Fentanyl Pills Seized

DALLAS, TX - A Dallas man was convicted today of distributing fentanyl. Following a three-day trial and roughly five hours of deliberation, the jury convicted Joshua Burton, 30, on Friday, June 18, 2026, of conspiring with others to distribute fentanyl and personally distributing fentanyl in Northern District of Texas. “This...
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Nuisance Property at 7000 Harry Hines Boulevard Set for Demolition

DALLAS, TX - For decades, a property in the 7000 block of Harry Hines Boulevard has been a hub of criminal activity, including prostitution, organized drug sales, and the violent crimes associated with that illicit activity. The City of Dallas initiated a code compliance case against the property owners in...
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DEA and United Against Fentanyl will Walk for Lives on July 11

Dallas, TX – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration xxx Field Division and United Against Fentanyl (UAF) will host a local Walk for Lives 2026 event at 201 W Ninth Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102 on July 11, 2026, in support of DEA’s Fentanyl Free America initiative. Walk for Lives events...
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Mustang Man Charged with Distributing Synthetic Opioid Resulting in Death

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – A federal indictment has been unsealed, charging SHANE MICHAEL BURGESS, 24, of Mustang, Oklahoma, with distributing a controlled substance analogue resulting in death. According to the Indictment, on December 12, 2025, Burgess distributed a substance containing N-Propionitrile Chlorphine, a synthetic opioid known as cychlorphine, to another...

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