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Five Related Indictments Target South Bay Drug Distribution Schemes

… in June 2020.  Gamez Cid’s co-defendants in that case, Alfredo Villalobos Cisneros and Sergio Villalobos-Cisneros … $10 million fine Lifetime supervised release Jose Alfredo Villalobos Cisneros, 48 Possession with the intent …
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Two Passaic County Men Plead Guilty to Illegal Money Transmitting Scheme

… Checo-Almonte, 31 of Passaic, New Jersey, and Jordano Abreu-Diaz, 24 of Clifton, New Jersey, separately pleaded guilty … elsewhere. From November 2016 through August 2017, Abreu-Diaz accepted over $1 million in cash and purchased 39 …
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Columbian National Admits Conspiracy to Import 15 Kilograms of Cocaine

… a source of supply in Columbia to a U.S. citizen, Antonio Diaz, and helped to arrange for the transportation of that cocaine from Cartagena to New Jersey. Diaz previously pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to …
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Fentanyl trafficker pleads guilty

… Vazquez, Terrance Williams, Johanna Sanchez-Rodriquez, Luis Diaz, and others, to distribute fentanyl, oxymorphone, … Vazquez, Terrance Williams, Johanna Sanchez-Rodriquez, Luis Diaz, and others, would be paid money for their services. …
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Colombian Woman Sentenced to 10 Years and $5 Million Forfeiture for Narcotrafficking

… Shipments of Cocaine BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Hilda Maria Gonzalez Lopez, also known as “La Boyaca” and “Daniela,” who … distribute cocaine. In her October 2021 plea agreement, Gonzalez Lopez stipulated that she was responsible for …
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Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking Offense

… the District of Connecticut, announced that FABIO VARGAS-GONZALEZ, 47, of Wethersfield, was sentenced today by U.S. … DEA’s Hartford Task Force developed information that Vargas-Gonzalez was involved in narcotics trafficking activities in …
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Wethersfield Man Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Trafficking Charge

… the District of Connecticut, announced that FABIO VARGAS-GONZALEZ, 46, of Wethersfield, pleaded guilty today in New … DEA’s Hartford Task Force developed information that Vargas-Gonzalez was involved in narcotics trafficking activities in …
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Alleged narcotrafficker and high ranking cartel member extradited from Uruguay to the United States

… Enforcement Administration, made the announcement. Gerardo Gonzalez Valencia, aka “Lalo,” 43, arrived at Dulles … he was arrested in April 2016.  The indictment charges Gonzalez Valencia with an international conspiracy to … into the United States.  The indictment alleges that Gonzalez Valencia’s criminal conspiracy ran from 2003 to …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for East Texas Drug Trafficking

… Attorney Damien M. Diggs today. Eduardo Fernando Martinez-Gonzalez, 33, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute … today by U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant.  Martinez-Gonzalez was also sentenced to 240 months in federal prison … area. During the investigation, Eduardo Fernando Martinez-Gonzalez, a/k/a Eduardo Torres-Hernandez, Eduardo Del Valle, …
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Fentanyl Distributor Sentenced To 24 Months

… (DEA), New York Division, announced today that Jeremy Jorge, 21, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of distribution … butyryl fentanyl, furanyl fentanyl, and U-47700. In total, Jorge distributed over 24 grams of fentanyl in the …
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Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Fentanyl

… Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jeremy Jorge, 21, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to distribution of … butyryl fentanyl, furanyl fentanyl, and U-47700. In total, Jorge distributed over 24 grams of fentanyl in the Buffalo …
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Cumberland County man admits to conspiring to distribute cocaine and other charges

… to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. Oscar J. Gonzalez, 37, of Vineland, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before … of fentanyl. From Jan. 20, 2020, through Jan. 26, 2020, Gonzalez conspired with others to distribute kilograms of … of cocaine. While on release in connection with that case, Gonzalez agreed to distribute five kilograms of fentanyl. On …
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Cartel Member Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute More Than Eleven Pounds Of Methamphetamine In Lee County

… a Drug Enforcement (DEA) undercover (UC) made contact with Gonzalez after learning that he was associated with a drug … trafficking organization operating out of Tijuana, Mexico. Gonzalez agreed to send a sample of his product, without … was nearly two pounds of 99% pure methamphetamine. When Gonzalez and the UC discussed how much more product could be …
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Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced To 12.5 Years In Prison

… Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Joel Elias Gonzalez, 53, formerly of Franklin, N.C. was sentenced … U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Gonzalez pleaded guilty in February 2016 to one count of … statements made in court, from in or about June of 2015, Gonzalez was responsible for trafficking large amounts of …
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Former Head of Gulf Cartel Receives Life Sentence for Importing Kilos of Drugs

… Seven tons of cocaine seized during the investigation  Jorge Costilla-Sanchez  BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A 51-year-old … Daniel C. Comeaux and  U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Jorge Costilla-Sanchez pleaded guilty Sept. 26, 2017. …
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New Britain Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Fentanyl

… for the District of Connecticut, announced that ARMANDO GONZALEZ, 40, of New Britain, was sentenced today by U.S. … and heroin in Connecticut.  The investigation revealed that Gonzalez and other members of the organization received …
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Methuen Man Pleads Guilty To Role In Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Involving Fentanyl, Fentanyl Analog And Cocaine

… of fentanyl, fentanyl analog and cocaine. Daniel Lopez-Gonzalez, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to … Saylor IV scheduled sentencing for June 10, 2024. Lopez-Gonzalez was indicted in April 2023 along with Erickson Castro Perez and Gustavo Adolfo Reyes Gonzalez. Between June 2022 and January 2023, Lopez-Gonzalez …
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Mexican National of Orchestrating Fentanyl and Meth Scheme that Sent Narcotics Across U.S.

… California that Felix controlled and was operated by Juan Gonzalez,” according to a criminal complaint previously … to the stash house, and orchestrated further distribution. Gonzalez and others allegedly wired the proceeds from drug … by a now-deceased drug courier. After that man’s death, Gonzalez shipped at least one package to an address in …
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Arrests Of Alleged Corrupt Colombian Government Employee And Criminal Defense Attorney In Obstruction Of Justice Case

… Colombia, Freddy Mauricio Tellez-Buitrago and Adriana Gonzalez-Marquez were arrested for obstructing justice by … Tellez-Buitrago is charged with accepting bribes from Gonzalez-Marquez in exchange for leaking documents relating …
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Eight Sentenced in Laredo Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… 35, Jose Moises Cruz, 39, all of Laredo; and Ernesto Diaz-Velazquez, 41, Forney, had all previously pleaded … terms of imprisonment, while Hernandez-Barajas, Cruz, Diaz-Velazquez, Garcia and Arce received 135, 130, 63, 70 …
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Providence Man Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

… announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Hector Diaz, 30, pleaded guilty on November 28, 2023, to a charge … at least seven occasions beginning in late November 2021, Diaz either personally delivered fentanyl to an individual …
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Los Zetas Kidnapers/Arms Traffickers Headed To Federal Prison

… was convicted of conspiracy to export firearms and Grace Diaz Martinez, 35, who admitted to being an accessory after … house. Arrested at the scene were Zaragoza-Soliz, Garza and Diaz-Martinez. Also found at the residence were three …
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St. Louis County man sentenced to 10 years for role in fentanyl distribution ring

… Louis metropolitan area. Their initial supplier was Juan Gonzalez, who was charged in a separate indictment with … intent to distribute both fentanyl and methamphetamine. Gonzalez continued to supply White and his co-conspirators … agents in the St. Louis Division and U.S. Marshals arrested Gonzalez in September 2019. Prior to his arrest, Gonzalez …
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St. Louis County man sentenced for role in fentanyl distribution ring

… Louis Metropolitan area. Their initial supplier was Juan Gonzalez, who was charged in a separate indictment with … intent to distribute both fentanyl and methamphetamine. Gonzalez continued to supply Frenchie and his … agents in the St. Louis Division and U.S. Marshals arrested Gonzalez in September 2019. Prior to his arrest, Gonzalez …
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Career Criminal Sentenced in Corpus Christi for Drug Trafficking

… Division and U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Jossue Omar Gonzalez pleaded guilty Aug. 6, 2024.  U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos has now ordered Gonzalez to serve 168 months in federal prison to be … release. At the hearing, the court heard evidence of Gonzalez’s long criminal history that included two prior …
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Weslaco Man Sentenced for Attempting to Import Shoebox Containing Crystal Meth

… Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Jesse James Gonzalez pleaded guilty Sept. 27, 2023.  U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez has now ordered Gonzalez to serve 120 months in federal prison to be … hearing, the court heard additional information about how Gonzalez’s criminal history was repetitive and warranted a …
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison for Transporting 55 Pounds of Methamphetamine in Southern Oregon

… to federal prison on December 20, 2023. Daniel Martin Ponce-Gonzalez, 39, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison … U.S. Route 97 in Klamath County, Oregon. The driver, Ponce-Gonzalez, provided officers with a false name and fake … signs of drug trafficking and obtained consent from Ponce-Gonzalez and a passenger to search the vehicle. Officers …
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Hartford man sentenced to 54 months for trafficking heroin, fentanyl and other drugs

… District of Connecticut John H. Durham announced that Angel Gonzalez, also known as “Spider” and “June,” 41, of … in Hartford to process, store and distribute narcotics. Gonzalez made street-level sales of heroin, fentanyl, … evidence of narcotics trafficking activity. A search of Gonzalez’s residence revealed 33 grams of fentanyl that was …
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Cartel Associate Convicted of Massive Meth Trafficking Operation

… four days of trial, a federal jury convicted Marco Antonio Gonzalez, 42, of one count of conspiracy to possess with … enforcement partners will continue to hold those like Mr. Gonzalez accountable for their actions.” According to evidence presented at trial, Mr. Gonzalez, an associate of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel …