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Career Criminal Sentenced in Corpus Christi for Drug Trafficking

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 46-year-old Santa Rosa resident has been sentenced for possession with intent to distribute nearly six kilograms of cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Jossue Omar Gonzalez pleaded guilty...
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Undercover Operation Sends Drug Dealing Sex Offender to Prison

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 27-year-old Corpus Christi resident has been sentenced for possession with intent to distribute over 11 grams of methamphetamine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux and U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Sunny Ray Garcia pleaded guilty Nov. 21, 2024. U.S...
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Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

Jacksonville, Fla. – Acting United States Attorney Sara C. Sweeney announced Brian Gregory Brightman (31, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine. Brightman faces a minimum sentence of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet...
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Mexican National Sentenced for Trafficking Methamphetamine through East Texas

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Mexican national has been sentenced to over 11 years in federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Abe McGlothin, Jr. Audivier...
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Over 30 Individuals Sentenced to Federal Prison Following Angelina County Drug Trafficking Investigation

BEAUMONT, Texas – Over 30 individuals have been sentenced to federal prison following a five-year investigation into drug trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Abe McGlothin, Jr. According to...
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Two High-Ranking Members of the Gulf Cartel Extradited to the United States for Drug Trafficking

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Two former high-ranking members of Cartel del Gulfo have been extradited to the United States and are charged in separate indictments with significant drug trafficking, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei...
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Repeat Drug Trafficker Sentenced to a Decade in Prison

McALLEN, Texas – A 43-year-old Baytown resident has been sentenced for possession with intent to distribute kilogram quantities of meth, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)Special Agent in Charge in Charge Daniel Comeaux of the Houston Division. David Lee Garza pleaded guilty May 31, 2024...
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Two Tallahassee Men Found Guilty in Large-Scale Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana

TALLAHASSEE, FLA. – Tyquan M. Watson, 28, and Dezaneil D. Cosby Jr., 27, both of Tallahassee, Florida, were found guilty by a federal jury of conspiring to distribute marijuana as part of a large-scale conspiracy distributing hundreds of pounds of marijuana per week. The guilty verdict, returned at the conclusion...
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Man Illegally in United States Sentenced to More Than 11 Years for Meth Trafficking

Tampa, FL – U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has sentenced Nicolas Garcia Hernandez 27, Shelbyville, Tenn., to 11 years and 3 months in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. Garcia Hernandez pleaded guilty on November 13, 2024. According to court documents, Garcia Hernandez, who had...
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Angelina County Felon Sentenced for Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Lufkin man has been sentenced for federal drug trafficking and firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Abe McGlothin, Jr. Bradley Skyler Bryan, 27, pleaded...

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