Six new K-9 teams are heading to the U.S.-Mexico border after graduating from a five-week intensive training program. Consisting of three Dutch Shepherds and three Belgian Malinois, this group of...
Cartel Leader Extradited to Texas for Trial
Former Gulf Cartel leader Mario Cardenas-Guillen made his initial appearance in a Texas court. He pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges and was remanded into custody pending the start of...
Single Meth Bust Worth $18 Million Seized at Border
According to the U.S. Customs Border Patrol (CBP), a semi-trailer truck was stopped after it attempted to cross the southern border into Laredo, Texas, from Mexico. On May 6, 33-year-old Luis...
Smuggling Coordinator for Major Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced
On February 23, Victor Gerardo Villegas, 34, from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for his participation in a large-scale marijuana conspiracy. According to a...
By Tracy Moseley | Mar 2, 2022
Colombian Man Extradited to U.S. Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Conspiracy
On Thursday, January 13, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced in a press release that Oscar Marsiglia Barrios, a 54-year-old man from Colombia, pleaded guilty to “conspiracy to distribute...
Man Sentenced for Possession of Machine Guns and Drug Offenses
An Irving man was sentenced to fourteen years in federal prison for several drug offenses and possessing machine guns, according to an announcement made by Chad Meacham, the U.S. Attorney for the...
By Mary Dada | Dec 22, 2021
Texas State Trooper Investigated for Drug Trafficking Charges
Texas State Trooper Pablo Talavera Jr. is potentially facing drug trafficking charges for his alleged role in disseminating sensitive law enforcement information and protecting drug shipments for...
By Jose Nino | Nov 8, 2021
