BEAUMONT, Texas - A 35-year-old Kirbyville, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced DEA Special Agent-in-Charge of the Houston Division, Joseph M. Arabit, and Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. McGee Lamar Falcon pleaded guilty on Oct. 16...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Two brothers have been ordered to federal prison following their convictions of possession with intent to distribute a synthetic cannabinoid mixture or substance, announced DEA Special Agent-in-Charge of the Houston Division, Joseph M. Arabit and Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Roy Valent Jr., 31, and Arnold...

HOUSTON - The three leaders of a Houston area indoor marijuana grow house organization have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms, announced DEA Special Agent-in-Charge of the Houston Division, Joseph M. Arabit and Acting United States Attorney Abe Martinez. Quang Nguyen, 50, pleaded guilty Aug. 15, 2016, while Phuc Tran...

SEATTLE, Wash. - Two Ecuadoran brothers were indicted in the Western District of Washington for ten felony counts related to distribution of heroin and laundering the proceeds of their drug sales. Fredy Ramon Gutama-Gutama, 25, and Fabian Martin Gutama-Gutama, 20, both of Lynnwood, Washington, were observed by law enforcement between...

BEAUMONT, Texas - A 41-year-old Houston man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced DEA Special Agent-in-Charge of the Houston Division, Joseph M. Arabit and Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Fabian Paredes Alvarez, also known as Fabian Hernandez Alvarez, has pleaded...

SEATTLE, Wash. - Enrique Aguiliar Valencia, the leader of a drug trafficking organization, who admits his connection to the Los Zetas drug cartel was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 12 years in prison. Valencia, 55, who resided in Fremont, California, led a drug distribution ring that...

BEAUMONT, Texas - The DEA Special Agent-in-Charge of the Houston Division, Joseph M. Arabit, and Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston announced today that four individuals have been arrested following a lengthy investigation into drug trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas. A federal grand jury returned an indictment, which was...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 44-year-old Brownsville man entered a guilty plea in Corpus Christi federal court to possession with the intent to distribute 14 kilograms of cocaine, announced the Special Agent-in-Charge Joseph M. Arabit of the Houston Division of the DEA, and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Authorities arrested Luis...

HOUSTON - Two Mexican nationals who resided in Houston have been ordered to prison for life following their convictions of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent-in-Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Pedro Herrara-Alvarado, 39, pleaded guilty May...

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - A federal grand jury has returned a second superseding indictment against the highest ranking leaders of the Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle (OMO), adding four new defendants and additional murder-related charges. That announcement was made today by United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Western District of Texas...