SAN ANTONIO – A convicted felon already serving a state prison sentence was sentenced in a U.S. District Court to 360 months in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl while in prison, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge of the San Antonio Division Miguel Madrigal and U.S. Attorney...

CENTENNIAL, CO – The Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Field Division (RMFD) joins families and first responders in recognizing August 21 as National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day. We are proud to once again join Colorado-based Facing Fentanyl, to unite families, communities, and organizations across the country. This year marks...

CENTENNIAL, CO – With the 2026-27 school either underway or on the horizon, the Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Field Division (RMFD) is encouraging parents and teachers to reinforce messaging on the deadly dangers of fentanyl. Remarkably – for a time this year, one of every six fentanyl pills seized...

SAN ANTONIO – A Mexican National was sentenced by a federal court in San Antonio to 27 years in prison for leading an international methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy, announced the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge of the San Antonio Division Miguel Madrigal and U.S. Attorney for the Western...

CENTENNIAL, CO – The Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Field Division (RMFD) is issuing a warning after DEA's Southwest Laboratory identified illicit pills containing mixtures of both deadly fentanyl/carfentanil and fentanyl/heroin. The drugs were found in tablets after lab analyses of recent seizures in both Colorado and Utah. "With these...

AUSTIN, Texas – An Austin man was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison for distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Miguel Madrigal of the San Antonio Division and U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas. According...

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Homeland Security Task Force investigation in Angelina County has resulted in the convictions and sentencings of 17 individuals related to a methamphetamine trafficking organization in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge of the Houston Field Division and U.S...

BEAUMONT, Texas – Five members of a Houston drug trafficking organization have been sentenced to lengthy terms in federal prison as part of the Homeland Security Task Force in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Brian C. Leardo and U.S...

HOUSTON – Two local men have been ordered to federal prison for conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute meth, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Brian Leardo of the Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney John G.E. Marck. The jury deliberated for less than an hour...

CENTENNIAL, CO – The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division (RMFD) surged into 2026 with Phase II of Operation Fentanyl Free America – part of a nationwide effort that dealt a significant blow to drug trafficking networks. Between January 12 and February 10, 2026, the RMFD in CO, UT...