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Oklahoma City man pleads guilty to methamphetamine conspiracy

July 19, 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY - Jesus Fransisco Cervantes, 31, of Oklahoma City pled guilty today to conspiring to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute, announced Special Agent-in-Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. of the DEA and Robert J. Troester, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. A federal grand jury...
July 19, 2018
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Three doctors, a pharmacist, and a business owner charged in opioid indictments

June 29, 2018
(OKLAHOMA CITY) - A federal grand jury has returned two indictments involving the illegal distribution of and fraudulent billing for prescription opioids by health care professionals, announced Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. of the Drug Enforcement Administration and Robert J. Troester, Acting United States Attorney for the...
June 29, 2018
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Mesquite, Texas man sentenced to 240 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine

June 22, 2018
(DALLAS) - Manuel Medina-Valdes, 25, of Mesquite, Texas, was sentenced Friday, June 15, 2018, by Chief U.S. District Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn to 240 months in federal prison for his role in the distribution of methamphetamine, announced Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. of the Drug Enforcement Administration...
June 22, 2018
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20 Individuals Charged in a West Texas Drug Conspiracy

June 22, 2018
(LUBBOCK, Texas) - In a collaborative effort spearheaded by the Caprock HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area) Task Force, and the Texas (Lubbock) Anti-Gang Center (TAG), 20 individuals are in federal custody on a federal criminal indictment for a drug trafficking conspiracy, announced Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley...
June 22, 2018
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Six individuals arrested on drug conspiracy charges

June 03, 2018
(FORT WORTH, Texas) - Thomas Cody, of Stephenville, Texas, Chalee Campbell, of Fort Worth, Texas, Jacob Hendricks, aka, Jake Hendricks, of Clifton, Texas, Terry McConathy, of Benbrook, Texas, Rebecca Mullins, of Stephenville, Texas, and Christal Walker, of De Leon, Texas, are in federal custody following their arrests May 29, 2018...
June 03, 2018
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Three doctors, a pharmacist, and a business owner charged in opioid indictments

May 29, 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY - A federal grand jury has returned two indictments involving the illegal distribution of and fraudulent billing for prescription opioids by health care professionals, announced Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. of the Drug Enforcement Administration and Robert J. Troester, Acting United States Attorney for the...
May 29, 2018
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DEA’s 15th Prescription Drug Take-Back Effort -- A Big Success In North Texas And Oklahoma

May 07, 2018
NORTH TEXAS & OKLAHOMA - The final total is in from the 15th National Prescription Take-Back Day this past Saturday, April 28, 2018. DEA and its partners, 142 participating agencies in total, took back prescription drugs at 179 locations throughout North Texas and Oklahoma. A total of 39,217 pounds of...
May 07, 2018
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Edmond Man, Three Others Charged In Conspiracy To Distribute Steroids

May 02, 2018
Oklahoma City, OK - Christopher Thomas Caplinger, 55, of Edmond, Oklahoma and three others have been charged with conspiring to distribute anabolic steroids, announced Special Agent-in-Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. of the DEA, and Robert J. Troester, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. On March 20, 2018...
May 02, 2018
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57 Member/Associates Of Various White Supremacists Gangs Charged In Kidnapping And Drug Conspiracies

May 01, 2018
DALLAS - Fifty-seven individuals, who are connected to various white supremacist gangs have been charged in a case led by the Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigations Division and coordinated by the Texas Anti-Gang Center with participating partners such as the Dallas Police Department Criminal Intelligence Unit and the...
May 01, 2018
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Methamphetamine Distributor Sentenced To 240 Months In Federal Prison

April 25, 2018
AMARILLO, Texas - This afternoon, U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater sentenced Noel Cuellar, 37, of Amarillo, Texas, for his role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy that operated in the Amarillo area, announced Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. of the Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Attorney Erin...
April 25, 2018
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