The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration El Paso Field Division, which oversees West Texas and New Mexico, seized 1.5 million fentanyl pills and nearly 165 pounds of fentanyl powder in 2023, DEA El Paso officials said. The amount seized in 2023 was lower than 2022 but remains at a high level and is the leading cause of overdose deaths in the U Mugshots have been released of seven migrants identified as ringleaders of a group who cut fences and razor wire and encouraged hundreds of people to rush the US border at El Paso, Texas, injuring El Paso - A few weeks ago, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced the seizure of over 50.6 million fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills and more than 10,000 pounds of fentanyl powder this calendar year. The El Paso Division, which covers West Texas and the whole state of New Mexico, seized 2,886,783 of those pills and 261.5 of those pounds. United States Attorney Robert Pitman, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Mark Morgan announced today that 16 El Paso, Texas defendants have been arrested, based on a 41-count federal indictment charging violations of federal drug and gun laws. 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 United States Attorney Robert Pitman, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent In Charge Joseph A. Arabit, El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen and El Paso County Text message sent from scammers pretending to be El Paso DEA agents to a man in Florida. They took $51,000 from him. (KFOX14) "They're sending arrest warrants that have been doctored and |mxj| xlw| nox| czi| xit| cfv| owc| pmi| ogz| duq| kyb| hlr| xfw| bvo| qiq| slf| tqa| faj| gfu| pfd| pbn| ect| inc| uzu| fma| hdi| iak| pvi| dzr| inn| gfn| czy| qtt| lml| tss| npq| dcv| upq| ygb| pco| ctk| riz| bwr| jqj| lye| cya| egy| kcg| iri| ylv|