DALLAS - A total of 20 individuals are now in custody following a law enforcement operation this week led by special agents of the Drug Enforcement (DEA). Seventeen of the 20 charged were in the United States illegally at the time the offenses occurred Special Agent in Charge Clyde E...

DALLAS - Arnoldo Rueda-Medina, aka “La Minsa,” 47, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Irma C. Ramirez today and pleaded guilty to federal offenses in connection with his leadership roles in the “La Familia Michoacán” Mexican drug cartel, announced DEA Dallas Division’s Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. and...

DALLAS - Six individuals have been charged by three separate federal criminal complaints, unsealed today, stemming from their role in selling large quantities of methamphetamine in the Dallas and Desoto areas, announced Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley of the Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Attorney John Parker of...

AMARILLO, Texas - Following a four-day jury trial before U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater, a federal jury has convicted Moises Jimenez, 39, on felony drug and firearm offenses, announced Special Agent-in-Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. of the DEA and U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas...

LUBBOCK, Texas - Two defendants were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings for their role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy, announced Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. of the Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas. Saul Blanco-Gallegos...

TYLER, Texas - A 29-year-old Kilgore, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Special Agent-in-Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. of the DEA and Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Andrew Jonathan Hearnsberger pled guilty on May 16, 2017...

FT. WORTH, Texas - David Piper, Jr., 52, of Fort Worth, Texas, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor to 235 months in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy, announced Special Agent-in-Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. of the DEA, and U.S. Attorney John...

TULSA, OK - Dr. George Cohlmia, a physician with offices in Tulsa and Tahlequah, entered into a settlement agreement to pay $120,000 to resolve civil allegations that he violated the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 1970, announced Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. of the Drug Enforcement...

LUBBOCK, Texas - Orlando Juarez Cardenas, 41, of San Angelo, was sentenced today before Senior U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings to 27 years in federal prison for the distribution of methamphetamine in San Angelo, Texas, announced Special Agent-in-Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. of the DEA, and U.S. Attorney John...

DALLAS - Following a three-day trial before U.S. District Judge Sam A. Lindsay, today a federal jury convicted Laroy Damont Johnson, 37, of Dallas, of drug and firearm offenses, announced Special Agent-in-Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. of the DEA, and U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas...