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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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Honduran and Guatemalan Nationals Sentenced for Distributing Methamphetamine

April 30, 2025
LAREDO, Texas – Two people from Central America have been sentenced for drug trafficking in the United States, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge William Kimbell of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Sanmy Elieser Gonzalez, 35, Honduras, and Iris Graciela Hernandez-Castaneda, 34...
April 30, 2025
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Mexican National Indicted for Trafficking Cocaine and Heroin into the U.S.

April 29, 2025
Laredo- A 36-year-old resident of Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, has been charged with trafficking more than 12 kilograms of cocaine and nearly five kilograms of heroin and conspiracy to do so, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge William Kimbell of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney...
April 29, 2025
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Complaint Filed Against Houston Pharmacy and its Owners for Violations of the Controlled Substances Act

April 28, 2025
HOUSTON – A civil complaint has been filed seeking monetary penalties against a local pharmacy and its owners following an investigation revealing numerous fraudulent controlled substance prescriptions, announced Acting Special Agent in Charge William Kimbell of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. The complaint seeks civil monetary...
April 28, 2025
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Texas Man Sentenced to over 10 years in Federal Prison for Meth Conspiracy

April 24, 2025
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 39-year-old Texas man has been ordered to prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute approximately 500 grams of methamphetamine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge William Kimbell of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Thomas East...
April 24, 2025
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Colombian National Extradited to Houston to face Narco-Terrorism and International Cocaine Distribution Charges

April 24, 2025
HOUSTON – A 45-year-old Colombian national will make his initial appearance in U.S. federal court on charges of narco-terrorism and distributing kilogram quantities of cocaine from Colombia, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge William Kimbell of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Adrian...
April 24, 2025
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Sixteen Charged in East Texas Federal Methamphetamine Conspiracy

April 17, 2025
BEAUMONT, Texas – A federal indictment in the Eastern District of Texas has resulted in the arrest of 16 individuals charged with various violations related to a wide-spread methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge William Kimbell and Acting U.S. Attorney Abe McGlothin, Jr...
April 17, 2025
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Liberty County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine in School Zone

April 17, 2025
BEAUMONT, Texas – A Liberty man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting Drug Enforcment Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge William Kimbell of the Houston Division Acting U.S. Attorney Abe McGlothin, Jr. Thomas James Lawson, 35, pleaded guilty...
April 17, 2025
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Edinburg Man Sentenced for Attempting to Smuggle $3 million in Cocaine

April 17, 2025
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 37-year-old South Texan has been ordered to federal prison for illegally smuggling 43 kilograms of cocaine into the United States, announced Acting Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge William Kimbell of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Hector Julian Sustaita...
April 17, 2025
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20 Arrested in Waco on Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

April 15, 2025
WACO, Texas – A group of 20 federally indicted individuals were arrested Friday in Waco on criminal charges related to their alleged drug trafficking conspiracy that had been in operation since April 2024 announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge William Kimbell. The following defendants are indicted...
April 15, 2025
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