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Houston Men Sentenced In Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

BEAUMONT, TX - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge Thomas E. Hinojosa and U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced that two Houston men have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a major drug trafficking conspiracy. The sentencing hearings were held by U.S. District Judge Ron...
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Three FARC Guerillas Convicted In Manhattan Federal Court Of Taking A U.S. Citizen Hostage

MANHATTAN, NY. - JOHN P. GILBRIDE, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the convictions of EDILBERTO BERRIO ORTIZ, a/k/a "El Gavilan," ALEJANDRO PALACIOS RENGIFO, a/k/a "El Gato,"...
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 172 Months In Prison For Participation In International Narcotics Distribution Conspiracy

NEW YORK, NY. - JOHN P. GILBRIDE, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement ("DEA") and PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JOSE CABRERA, a/k/a "Jose Luis Cabrera Marcelino" was sentenced yesterday in federal court...
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10 Arrested In Major Narcotics Roundup On Buffalo's East Side

BUFFALO, NY. - John P. Gilbride, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement ("DEA") and U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced that a federal grand jury in Buffalo returned three Indictments charging 10 individuals with various narcotics trafficking charges including conspiracy and distribution...
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Three Houston Men Sentenced In Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

BEAUMONT, TX - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge Thomas E. Hinojosa and U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced that three Houston men have been sentenced to federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Ron Clark in the Eastern District of Texas. Jesus Pineda-Espinoza, 30, pleaded guilty on...
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Federally Licensed Gun Dealer Convicted Supplied Guns To Upstate Drug Gangs

UTICA, NY. - On June 3, 2011, John P. Gilbride, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), Richard S. Hartunian, the United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York and Ronald B. Turk, Special Agent in Charge of the...
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Richmond, Texas Man Sentenced In Federal Drug Trafficking Ring

BEAUMONT, TX - A 51-year-old Richmond, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for knowing about a major drug conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge, Thomas E. Hinojosa and U.S. Attorney John M. Bales. Alberto Pineda-Goicochea pleaded guilty on...
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Former New York City Police Officer Sentenced To 240 Months For Conspiring To Commit Robberies And To Distribute Heroin

BROOKLYN, NY. - On June 3, 2010 John P. Gilbride, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Loretta E. Lynch, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York announced that Jorge Arbaje-Diaz, a former officer of the New York City...
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Ten Alleged Members Of A Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization Charged With Distributing Over 25,000 Kilograms Of Cocaine Designated Drug “Kingpin” Javier Antonio Calle Serna Charged With Murder

BROOKLYN, NY. - An indictment was unsealed yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn charging 10 leading members of “Los Rastrojos,” a paramilitary organization that employed hundreds of individuals and controlled the drug trade along the Pacific coast of Colombia, with the international distribution of more than 25,000 kilograms of cocaine...
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FARC Associate Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 15 Years In Prison For Providing Material Support To A Foreign Terrorist Organization

NEW YORK, NY. - Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division United States Drug Enforcement Administration John P. Gilbride and United States Attorney PREET BHARARA for the Southern District of New York, announced that JUANITO CORDOBA-BERMUDEZ, an associate of the 57 Front of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias...