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Roundup In Palestine Nets 28 On Drug Trafficking Charges

OCT 13--(Palestine, Texas) A combined task force of federal and state law enforcement agents have begun arresting individuals involved in drug trafficking in Palestine and Anderson County this morning. The arrests mark the final phase of a two year investigation into the sale and distribution of crack cocaine in the city of Palestine. According to court documents, the Dogwood Trails Task Force began an investigation in November 2002, into a crack cocaine distribution ring originating in Anderson County. The conspirators utilized various suppliers to acquire quantities of crack cocaine to sell, and recruited others to distribute the crack in varying quantities. The investigation also revealed links to drug suppliers and distributors in Dallas and Houston. As a result of this investigation, a total of 72 individuals have been indicted on multiple state and federal charges ranging from federal Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance to state charges of Delivery of a Controlled Substance. On September 14, 2004, a federal grand jury in Tyler returned indictments against sixteen defendants in three separate sealed indictments. The Anderson County grand jury also returned indictments in September charging 56 defendants with various drug trafficking charges.

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Gov. Henry Urges Other States to Adopt Versions of Oklahoma Law Combating Meth

SEP 30--Oklahoma City - Gov. Brad Henry is urging his fellow governors to adopt their own version of a recent Oklahoma law that clamps down on methamphetamine abuse.

In letters mailed to all U.S. governors, Gov. Henry details the
impact of Oklahoma's statute restricting tablet sales of pseudoephedrine, a chief ingredient in the manufacture of meth.

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SEP 24--MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - United States Attorney Sheldon J. (Shelly) Sperling announced today that EDUARDO ARCIGA-BUSTAMANTE, age 21, of Mexico, was sentenced in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, at Muskogee, by U.S. District Judge Ronald A. White.

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SEP 17--MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - United States Attorney Sheldon J. (Shelly) Sperling announced today that the United States Grand Jury for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, meeting at Muskogee, returned an indictment against JESUS BRINOES RIVERA a/k/a Jesus Rivera Briones a/k/a Jesus Rivera a/k/a Jesus Briones a/k/a Ricardo Garcia-Anguiano, age 32, a citizen of Mexico.

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Lubbock Man Indicted On
Cocaine Distribution And Firearms Charges

SEP 15--United States Attorney Richard B. Roper announced that a federal grand jury in Lubbock, Texas, returned a two-count indictment today charging Jose Lizanaga Garcia, a/k/a Jose Lizarrga Garcia, with possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Garcia was arrested on August 26, 2004 by Special Agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) who, after receiving information about a shipment of cocaine in a maroon Ford Crown Victoria, were conducting surveillance on 47th Street in Lubbock.

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Oklahoma Methamphetamine Arrest

SEP 3--MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - United States Attorney Sheldon J. (Shelly) Sperling announced that on September 2, 2004, after four (4) days of trial, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, at Muskogee, Oklahoma, Pamela Raye Howell, a/k/a Pamela Ray Morgan, 33, of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, ­was found guilty of Possession and Distribution of Listed Chemicals; Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine; Attempt to Manufacture Methamphetamine; and Possession of Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime.

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Leader in Major Cocaine/Marijuana
Smuggling and Distribution Ring
Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

SEPT 2--United States Attorney Richard B. Roper announced that San Angelo, Texas, resident, Joe Gary Rivas, was sentenced on Friday to life imprisonment, without parole, by the Honorable Sam R. Cummings, United States District Judge, in Lubbock, Texas. The Court found that Rivas was responsible for more than 20,000 pounds of marijuana, 264 kilograms of cocaine, and further found that Rivas received more than $3,000,000 in drug proceeds.

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