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Four Laredoans Arrested In Money Laundering Conspiracy

October 21, 2014
LAREDO, Texas - Four residents of Laredo have been arrested and charged in a previously sealed indictment for allegedly conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business among other offenses, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. The four-count...
October 21, 2014
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24 Arrested In Crystal City Area-Based Cocaine Distribution Operation

October 17, 2014
EAGLE PASS, Texas) - Federal, state and local law enforcement have arrested 24 individuals, including 35-year-old alleged ringleader George Alamillo of San Antonio, and charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine in the Crystal City, La Pryor, Carrizo Springs and San Antonio areas announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge...
October 17, 2014
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Federal Jury In Del Rio Convicts Los Zetas Cartel Drug Dealer

October 16, 2014
DEL RIO, Texas - A member of a drug trafficking organization with ties to the Los Zetas Cartel operating in Piedras Negras, Mexico, faces up to life in federal prison after a jury convicted him of smuggling thousands of kilograms of marijuana into the United States from Mexico announced Joseph...
October 16, 2014
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34 In Custody In Connection With Austin-Based Drug Distribution Operation

October 16, 2014
AUSTIN, Texas) - Federal and state authorities have arrested 24 individuals, including Austin lawyers Richard Patrick Fagerberg, age 45, and David Ramos, age 39, for their roles in a cocaine and methamphetamine distribution operation announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and United States...
October 16, 2014
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Five Men Charged In Large-Scale Cocaine And Money Laundering Conspiracy

October 08, 2014
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Mario Capote-Morejon, 43, and Enrique Artiles-Mata aka Calvo, 54, both of McAllen, and Helvis Artiles, 25, of Mission, have been arrested along with two others on charges related to a cocaine trafficking and money laundering conspiracy, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M...
October 08, 2014
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Santeria Follower And Others Head To Prison On Federal Drug Charges

October 07, 2014
BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Francisco Javier Maya, 35, has been ordered to prison following his convictions of conspiracy to possess and possession with intent to distribute approximately 1,000 pounds of marijuana, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. A jury convicted Maya...
October 07, 2014
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Brother-in-Law To Former Tamaulipas Governor Indicted In Money Laundering Scheme

October 03, 2014
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Oscar Gomez Guerra, 43, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Corpus Christi on charges of conspiring to launder monetary instruments and aiding and abetting the operation of an unlicensed money transmitting business, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit...
October 03, 2014
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Multiple Narcotics Trafficking Results In Significant Sentences

October 03, 2014
BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Francisco Chavez-Arriaga, 50, of San Juan, has been ordered to prison following his conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 10 kilograms of methamphetamine and five kilograms of cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney...
October 03, 2014
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25 Waco Area Aryan Brotherhood Members And Associates Charged In Connection With Methamphetamine Distribution Operation

September 11, 2014
WACO, Texas - In the Waco area today, September 11, 2014, federal and state authorities arrested 21 Aryan (AB) members and associates, including ranking AB members 54 year old Wayne Huisinger of Belton, TX, and 39 year old Robert Eaton of Kempner, Texas, for their roles in a methamphetamine distribution...
September 11, 2014
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Twenty-Three Individuals Arrested On Prescription Fraud Charges

September 04, 2014
EL PASO, Texas - Twenty-three individuals have been arrested in El Paso for prescription fraud-related offenses, announced Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) El Paso Field Division, Regional Commander Carey Matthews of the Texas Department of Public (DPS) and 34th Judicial District (DA) Jaime...
September 04, 2014
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