EL PASO, Texas - This week, federal and state authorities arrested 14 members of the Orrantia Drug Trafficking Organization, including ringleader Mario Armando Orrantia, on federal drug trafficking charges announced United States Attorney Richard Durbin, Jr. and Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Those arrested include...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Desiree Ulibarri, 31, of Albuquerque, pleaded guilty today in federal court to federal prescription opioid conspiracy charges. The plea agreement recommends that she be sentenced to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 57 months followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Federal and state authorities arrested six members and associates of the “Cruces Boys” gang this morning on federal drug trafficking charges and seized 25 firearms announced Special Agent-in-Charge of DEA’s El Paso Division Will Glaspy; United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr.; Special Agent in Charge...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Yolanda Rodriguez, 50, a U.S. citizen who formerly resided in Mexico, was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 15 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for her conviction on drug trafficking and money laundering charges. Rodriguez was convicted on...

EL PASO - An El Paso man was sentenced to 293 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute thousands of kilograms of marijuana announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr. and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy, El Paso Division. In addition to the...

PHOENIX, Ariz. - The DEA announced the sentencing of Dale Thomas Ratcliffe, a former Doctor of Osteopathy, to 5 years’ probation and the surrender of his medical license, after Ratcliffe was indicted on multiple federal charges earlier this year. Ratcliffe plead guilty to conspiracy to furnish false information after the...

PHOENIX - The DEA’s Phoenix Field Division has finished recording the total amount of drugs collected from those agencies who participated in Saturday’s National Take Back event. Once again, Arizonans turned out in significant numbers and disposed of 9,576.35 pounds, over four tons, of prescription drugs. The total for this...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Twenty-eight individuals are facing drug trafficking and money laundering charges as the result of a federal investigation targeting a Mexican drug trafficking (DTO) responsible for importing large quantities of heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine from Mexico and distributing the drugs in New Mexico, Texas, Kansas, Kentucky and Illinois...

PHOENIX - DEA announced the 13th National Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place April 29th from 10 am-2 pm local time. As with the previous Take-Back events, sites will be set up throughout communities nationwide so local residents can anonymously return their unwanted, unneeded, or expired prescription drugs for safe...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - This morning Chief U.S. District Judge M. Christina Armijo sentenced Davon Lymon, 36, of Albuquerque, New Mexico for his conviction on federal heroin trafficking and firearms charges. Lymon was sentenced to 216 (18 years) of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release. The Chief Judge ordered...