{"id":6661,"date":"2026-07-08T04:01:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T04:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6661"},"modified":"2026-07-08T04:01:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T04:01:35","slug":"dea-seizes-66-pounds-of-meth-and-thousands-of-pills-in-north-texas-drug-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6661","title":{"rendered":"DEA seizes 66 pounds of meth and thousands of pills in North Texas drug raid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> <!-- --> <!-- --><p><span><strong>ABILENE, Texas<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>Three men in Abilene have been charged in federal court in connection with what authorities describe as a drug trafficking operation that spanned the course of several months.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6657\">Texas gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa proposes $1,500 refund for Texans<\/a><\/p> <p>The operations resulted in the seizure of cocaine, methamphetamine, codeine syrup, marijuana, counterfeit pills and firearms.<\/p> <!-- --><h2>Federal drug conspiracy charges in Abilene<\/h2> <!-- --><div><\/div> <!-- --><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6659\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4cc6617d6cef50233d9235a5cec66083-768x432.webp\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4cc6617d6cef50233d9235a5cec66083-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4cc6617d6cef50233d9235a5cec66083-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4cc6617d6cef50233d9235a5cec66083.webp 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n <\/div> <!-- --><p>What we know:<\/p> <!-- --><p>According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), a federal criminal complaint was filed on June 24 involving conspiracy to distribute meth and possession with intent to distribute meth charges against the following individuals:\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><ul><li><span>28-year-old Inez Jonathan Leal, of Abilene, Texas.<\/span><\/li><li><span>51-year-old Joseph Santos Carrillo, of Abilene, Texas.<\/span><\/li><li><span>28-year-old Luis Arturo Carrillo Jr, of California.<\/span><\/li><\/ul> <!-- --><p>Authorities allege the three men were involved in a narcotics trafficking conspiracy that was under investigation by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.<\/p> <!-- --><h2>DEA details massive narcotics and firearms seizure<\/h2> <!-- --><p>Dig deeper:<\/p> <!-- --><p>According to the DEA, during the execution of a residential search warrant on June 24, investigators seized:<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6653\">Child injured after lightning strikes home in Harris County<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><ul><li><span>About 8 kilograms (17.6 pounds) of cocaine<\/span><\/li><li><span>30 kilograms (66 pounds) of methamphetamine<\/span><\/li><li><span>About 17,670 pills labeled as Farmapram weigh about 4.5 kilograms (9.9 pounds)<\/span><\/li><li><span>93 bottles of codeine cough syrup labeled Kodel<\/span><\/li><li><span>About 75 pounds of marijuana<\/span><\/li><li><span>THC products<\/span><\/li><li><span>Multiple firearms.<\/span><\/li><\/ul> <!-- --><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6660\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/594ef3646f12a8828f46cb00d9cf4a2d-768x432.webp\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/594ef3646f12a8828f46cb00d9cf4a2d-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/594ef3646f12a8828f46cb00d9cf4a2d-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/594ef3646f12a8828f46cb00d9cf4a2d.webp 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n <\/div> <!-- --><p>The DEA said the Farmapram-labeled pills are believed to be counterfeit alprazolam tablets.<\/p> <!-- --><p>DEA Dallas Special Agent in Charge Joseph B. 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