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Fifteen Men Charged With Trafficking Drugs In Bernalillo And Santa Fe Counties

December 12, 2013
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit of the DEA's El Paso Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Steven C. Yarbrough announced the indictment of 15 men on federal drug trafficking charges. The 15-count superseding indictment was unsealed today following an early morning multi-agency law enforcement operation resulting...

Federal And State Authorities Make Arrests In El Paso Crack Cocaine Distribution Investigation

November 20, 2013
EL PASO, Texas - Federal and state authorities have arrested seven individuals, all of whom are believed to be associated with the Folk Nation gang operating in El Paso, charged in connection with a crack cocaine distribution conspiracy announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent In Charge Joseph A. Arabit, United...

Lonnie Dean Sentenced To Twenty Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Methamphetamine In Valencia County And Assaulting A Federal Officer

November 12, 2013
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Lonnie Dean, 48, of Belen, N.M., was sentenced this afternoon to 20 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for his conviction on methamphetamine trafficking and assault on a federal officer charges. Dean’s sentence was announced by Special Agent in Charge Joseph M...

El Paso, Texas Man Sentenced To Twenty Years In Federal Prison For Heroin Trafficking Conviction

November 05, 2013
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Francisco Burciaga, 43, of El Paso, Texas, was sentenced this morning to 20 years in federal prison followed by ten years of supervised release for his heroin trafficking conviction, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Steven C. Yarbrough, Joseph M. Arabit, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s El...

Eighteen Individuals Charged With Participating In Tri-State Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy

October 31, 2013
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Joseph M. Arabit, Special Agent in Charge of DEA’s El Paso Division and U.S. Attorney Steven C. Yarbrough, announced the indictment of 18 individuals who allegedly participated in a tri-state drug trafficking organization that obtained methamphetamine from Arizona and Texas and distributed the drugs in Otero...

Five Santa Fe Residents Arrested On Federal Oxycodone Trafficking Charges

September 26, 2013
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Five residents of Santa Fe, N.M., were arrested earlier today based on a 16-count federal indictment charging them with Oxycodone trafficking offenses. Two other Santa Fe residents were arrested on federal marijuana trafficking charges and another individual was arrested on state narcotics trafficking charges. The arrests were...

El Paso Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Federal Prison For Firearms Straw Purchasing And Smuggling Operation

September 25, 2013
EL PASO, Texas - In El Paso this morning, U.S. District Judge Frank Montalvo sentenced 25-year-old Julio Adrian Pesqueira-Galaviz, to the statutory maximum of 15 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for his leadership role in a scheme to illegally purchase firearms in the U.S...

Thirty-Three Individuals Arrested On Prescription Fraud Charges

September 19, 2013
EL PASO, Texas - Thirty-three individuals have been arrested in El Paso for prescription fraud-related offenses, announced Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit 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...

Alleged El Paso Cell Ringleader For Vicente Carrillo Fuentes Drug Trafficking Organization Detained Pending Trial

August 27, 2013
EL PASO, Texas - In El Paso, 36-year-old Manuel Gerardo (aka “Shorty”), an El Paso cell ringleader for the Vicente Carrillo Fuentes drug trafficking organization, will remain in federal custody pending trial for allegedly operating a Continuing Criminal (CCE) responsible for the smuggling and distribution of more than 1,000 kilograms...

Twelve Individuals Arrested Large Quantities Of Heroin, Methamphetamine, And Marijuana

August 02, 2013
EL PASO, Texas - Twelve individuals involved in the transportation and storage of large quantities of heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana have been arrested and are facing federal prosecution announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, United States Attorney Robert Pitman, and Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent...
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