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DEA El Paso to host Family Summit in Church Rock

Agosto 21, 2025
WHEN: Tuesday Aug. 26 from 6-8 p.m. and Wednesday Aug. 27 from 8 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. MST. WHERE: Red Rock Park, Church Rock, New Mexico WHAT: Summit for New Mexico and West Texas families who have suffered the terrible loss of a loved one to fentanyl or other illicit...
Agosto 21, 2025
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El Paso Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison

Octubre 27, 2023
EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso man was sentenced in a federal court in El Paso to 240 months in prison for distribution of a controlled substance causing serious bodily injury. According to court documents, Patrick Harley Chaires, 28, sold a counterfeit M-30 pill containing fentanyl on Jan. 10...
Octubre 27, 2023
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Seventeen Charged and Twelve Arrested in Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad, New Mexico

Agosto 01, 2023
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Today, Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, Eric Castañeda, Acting Special Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration El Paso Division, and Francisco B. Burrola, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations El Paso, and Jeffrey C. Boshek II...
Agosto 01, 2023
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Mexican Cartel Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Violating RICO Statute

Marzo 03, 2022
EL PASO – A Mexican national was sentenced today to life in prison for his role in the Sinaloa Cartel’s narcotics distribution operations. According to court documents, Arturo Shows Urquidi, aka “Chous,” 50, of Juarez, was a former Chihuahua State police officer and a long-time member of the Sinaloa Cartel...
Marzo 03, 2022
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Former Corrections Officer Arraigned on Drug Trafficking and Contraband Charges

Febrero 03, 2022
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Dennis Dean Garcia, Jr., 34, of Grants, New Mexico, was arraigned in federal court on Feb. 2 on one count each of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams and more of methamphetamine and attempt to provide contraband in prison. Garcia was indicted by a federal grand...
Febrero 03, 2022
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