Drug Enforcement Actions Across Multiple States Yield Major Seizures, Arrests

Drug enforcement operations in New York, Texas, Florida, and California resulted in arrests, convictions, and major seizures of narcotics and firearms.

A Fort Worth man, 31-year-old Evaristo Hidrogo, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute over 244 kilograms of methamphetamine. Court records show Hidrogo was arrested in November 2025 after a high-speed chase with law enforcement. He crashed into another car and tried to flee on foot, but was quickly captured. Officers found 56 grams of meth on Hidrogo after his arrest, plus 823 grams of meth, 301 grams of heroin, 55 grams of cocaine, and two firearms in his car. During the investigation, police found an additional 10 kilograms of meth and 2 kilograms of heroin at Hidrogo’s home, and 244 kilograms of 100% pure methamphetamine in a Fort Worth storage facility linked to him. Federal prosecutors said the 480-month sentence sends an unmistakable message to those who flood North Texas communities with methamphetamine.

In Nassau County, New York, six men were charged with multiple counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance, criminal sale of a firearm, and other charges after a 14-month joint investigation recovered 47 illegal guns and more than one kilogram of narcotics allegedly trafficked into Queens and Nassau County. The investigation was led by the district attorney’s Firearms Suppression and Intelligence Unit and included the Nassau County Police Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division, Long Island District Office Task Force. Robert Petgrave, 30, was arraigned on one count of criminal sale of a firearm in the first degree; bail was set at $500,000 cash, $1 million bond, or $2.5 million partially secured bond, and his next court date is scheduled for July 21, 2026. Andrew Petgrave, 36, was arraigned on charges including criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree and two counts of criminal sale of a firearm in the third degree, with the same bail conditions and next court date. If convicted, Robert Petgrave faces up to 25 years in prison, while Andrew Petgrave faces 8 to 20 years.

In Houston, a 49-year-old resident, Johna Robinson, faces federal charges for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. According to the criminal complaint, authorities were conducting a murder investigation Feb. 24 at a Houston apartment complex where a victim was found shot to death, and a vehicle linked to Robinson had been used in the shooting. During a traffic stop after a traffic violation, officers allegedly discovered a loaded Taurus .38-caliber revolver in his waistband. The complaint also states that a search of his vehicle in July 2025 yielded 972.8 grams of methamphetamine, and that the drugs were intended to be used to press pills. Robinson has prior federal convictions for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. If convicted, he faces up to life in federal prison on the drug offense, with a mandatory minimum of 25 years and a possible $20 million maximum fine, and up to 15 years on the firearm charge.

In Wakulla County, Florida, a corrections officer was arrested on drug trafficking charges after Tallahassee Police found a package flagged as possibly containing narcotics. A search of the package revealed one pound of Butylone, commonly sold as Molly for around $75-$100 per gram. Police made a controlled delivery of the package, and the officer, Dalaunte Freeman, later attempted to run out the back door with the package while wearing his Department of Corrections uniform. Police also found over 200 grams of methamphetamine, over 20 grams of marijuana, edibles, a vacuum sealer, and plastic bags inside the home. Freeman is charged with trafficking in butylone, trafficking in methamphetamine, possession of cannabis over 20g, possession of a controlled substance, maintaining a drug house, and possession of narcotic paraphernalia. His bond was set at $24,000, and he has entered a not guilty plea.

In Tustin, California, DEA agents searched a home on Brisbane Court as part of an ongoing drug enforcement investigation at multiple locations in Orange County. A notice posted on the door stated that a clandestine laboratory for the manufacture of illegal drugs or hazardous chemicals had been seized. Items visible inside the garage included materials such as Firmapress, which is used to make pills. The DEA is not releasing many details, and authorities have not said whether anyone was taken into custody.