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Law Enforcement Arrests Nine In Terrell, Texas For Running Crack Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

April 21, 2011
DALLAS, TX - Nine defendants, who are charged in a federal indictment with running a crack cocaine distribution conspiracy since 2009 in Terrell, Texas, were arrested today in an operation led by the Terrell Police Department and the Drug Enforcement (DEA). All those arrested are scheduled to make their initial...
April 21, 2011
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Former Police Chief Of Sullivan City Sentenced To Prison

April 21, 2011
SULLIVAN CITY, TX - Former Sullivan City Police Chief Hernan Guerra has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison without parole for drug-trafficking, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Acting Special Agent in Charge, Thomas Hinojosa and United States Attorney José Angel Moreno announced today. United States District Judge Randy Crane sentenced...
April 21, 2011
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St. John Parish Man Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For Federal Drug And Gun Violations

April 13, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, LA. - LOUIS BOYD, JR - . 55, a resident of New Sarpy, was sentenced today in federal court by U.S. District Judge Sarah S. Vance to 25 (300 months) after being convicted of eight counts of federal drug and gun violations, announced U. S. Attorney Jim Letten...
April 13, 2011
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The New Orleans Field Division DEA Office Is Taking Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs April 30, 2011

March 31, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, LA. - On April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Drug Enforcement (DEA) has partnered with Local Law Enforcement Agencies to give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring...
March 31, 2011
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Law Enforcement Joins Forces To Attack Mexican Drug Cartels And Associates

February 24, 2011
DALLAS, TX - Federal, state, and local law enforcement officials have joined forces in a series of coordinated strikes against Mexican drug cartels and their associates who operate across the United States. Operations in Central America, Colombia, and Brazil are also ongoing. DEA and its law enforcement counterparts have mobilized...
February 24, 2011
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Tangipahoa Man Sentenced To Over 15 Years In Federal Prison For Violating Federal Drug Law

February 02, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, LA. - EDWARD DAVIS - , age 30, a resident of Tangipahoa Parish, was sentenced today in federal court by U. S. District Judge Stanwood Duval to over 15 (185 months) imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute and distribution of crack cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Jim Letten. In addition...
February 02, 2011
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Five Plead Guilty To Federal Drug Charges

February 02, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, LA. - DEWAYNE COOPER - , age 38, LEONARD WHITE - , age 33, CHARLES WADE - , age 30, GENERIO ALLEN - , age 26, all residents of New Orleans, La and CASSANDRA BATISTE - , age 41, a resident of Houston, Texas pled guilty today in...
February 02, 2011
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LaPlace Man Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Drugs And Guns

January 27, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, LA. - DESHON SIGNAL - , age 34, a resident of Laplace, Louisiana, pled guilty today in federal court before U. S. District Carl Barber to a six-count indictment charging him with distribution of crack cocaine, possession with the intent to distribute crack cocaine of cocaine, felon-in-possession of...
January 27, 2011
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Leader Of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced In Federal Court Defendant Receives 25 Years In Prison

January 23, 2011
LAFAYETTE, LA. - Demetrio Regalado, AKA “Dee” 24, leader of a drug trafficking organization based out of Vermilion Parish, was sentenced January 23, 2011 to 25 years in prison and five years supervised release following imprisonment. The sentence is a result of Regalado’s plea of guilty to conspiracy to possess...
January 23, 2011
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