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Orange County Couple Receives Lengthy Federal Prison Sentences in Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Vidor couple has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge of the Houston Division Brian Leardo and U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Dustin Lacouture, 43, and Deborah Lagrone, 44...
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Arizona Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

ALBUQUERQUE – An Arizona man was sentenced to 14 years in prison for drug trafficking and firearms offenses following his arrest at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint in New Mexico in 2023. There is no parole in the federal system. According to court documents, on April 27, 2023, David Maldonado...
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U.S. Attorney's Office, FBI, DEA, and EPA Announce Indictment in Massive Navajo Nation Marijuana Cultivation Scheme

ALBUQUERQUE – A federal grand jury has indicted three individuals for their alleged roles in a large-scale marijuana cultivation and distribution operation on Navajo Nation lands. The indictment, unsealed today, charges Dineh Benally, 48, his father, Donald Benally, 74, and Irving Rea Yui Lin, 73, a California resident, with multiple...