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Gang Member Sentenced to 40 years for Role in Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Operation

August 21, 2025
HOUSTON - A 25-year-old Houston resident has been ordered to federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine conspiracy and for possessing machine guns in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Jonathan C. Pullen and U.S. Attorney Nicholas J...
August 21, 2025
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Jefferson County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

August 19, 2025
BEAUMONT, Texas – A Beaumont man has been sentenced to federal prison for trafficking fentanyl in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge of the Houston Division Jonathan C. Pullen and Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Marsel Brejon Davis, 33, pleaded guilty...
August 19, 2025
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Jefferson County Man Sentenced to 19 years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

July 24, 2025
BEAUMONT, Texas – A Beaumont man has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge William Kimbell of the Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Carl Wayne Hite...
July 24, 2025
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Domestic Trafficker Imprisoned For Possessing Over 2,000 Counterfeit Pills

July 23, 2025
LAREDO, Texas – A 41-year-old resident of Lake Charles, Louisiana, has been sentenced for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge William Kimbell of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Walter...
July 23, 2025
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Fentanyl Distributor Pleads Guilty

July 18, 2025
HOUSTON – A 36-year-old Houston resident has entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge William Kimbell of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Velasquez-Nikki Saadia Porter admitted to conspiring to distribute nearly 200 grams of...
July 18, 2025
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Fentanyl Dealers Sentenced to Federal Prison

June 05, 2025
LAREDO, Texas – Two Texas residents have been sentenced for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Houston Division William Kimbell and U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Hernan Cortez, 40, Houston, and Daniel Elizondo, 37, Laredo...
June 05, 2025
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Two Texas Syndicate Gang Members Receive Multi-Decade Sentences for Drug Trafficking

May 19, 2025
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Two Corpus Christi residents have been ordered to federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Houston Division William Kimbell and U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Jesse Martinez, 51...
May 19, 2025
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Port Arthur Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

May 13, 2025
BEAUMONT, Texas – A Port Arthur woman has been sentenced to federal prison for possessing fentanyl for distribution in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Houston Division William Kimbell and Acting U.S. Attorney Abe McGlothin, Jr. Kailynn Ina Hardy...
May 13, 2025
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Asylum Grantee Sent to Prison for Role in Fentanyl Conspiracy

May 13, 2025
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 24-year-old Mexican national has been sentenced for his role in a conspiracy to distribute approximately 987 grams of fentanyl powder and 4,568 fentanyl pills, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Houston Division William Kimbell and U.S. Attorney Nicholas J...
May 13, 2025
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San Antonio Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Smuggling Meth and Fentanyl from Mexico

May 02, 2025
SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man who had resided in Coahuila, Mexico was sentenced in a federal court Thursday to 135 months in prison for smuggling more than 10 kgs of fentanyl and nearly 35 kgs of methamphetamine into the United States. According to court documents, Ruben Martinez Martinez...
May 02, 2025
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