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Nineteen indicted in cartel-connected drug trafficking conspiracy

… Angeles, California, and Tukwila, Washington Juan Antonio GONZALEZ CARRILLO; 31, Gardena, California Luis MAGANA … Washington Adrian IZAZAGA MARTINEZ; 29, Kent, Washington Jorge MONDRAGON; 24, Kent, Washington Benjamin FUENTES; 28, …
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Chicopee Man Convicted Of Cocaine Trafficking

… throughout Eastern and Western Massachusetts. Vicente Gonzalez, 51, of Chicopee, was convicted on Oct. 3, 2024 of … Denise J. Casper scheduled sentencing for Jan. 8, 2025. Gonzalez was indicted along with 12 co-defendants in … area and New Bedford. On July 29, 2019, during a search of Gonzalez’s residence, two kilograms of cocaine worth …
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Honduran and Guatemalan Nationals Sentenced for Distributing Methamphetamine

… and U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.  Sanmy Elieser Gonzalez, 35, Honduras, and Iris Graciela … 2022.  U.S. District Judge Diana Saldana has now ordered Gonzalez to serve 60 months in federal prison, while … following their imprisonment.  The investigation revealed Gonzalez and Hernandez received loads of methamphetamine in …
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DEA Releases New Tip Line to Encourage Information on Drug Kingpin Operating Throughout Colorado

… to the arrest and/or conviction of Mexican national Jesus Gonzalez- Penuelas, also known as “Chuy” Gonzalez. In addition to the reward announcement, DEA is …
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Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

… Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced late yesterday Alberto Diaz-Fernandez, 55, of Santa Ana, California, to 121 months … was scheduled for delivery, law enforcement approached Diaz-Fernandez who was waiting in front of the automotive shop. Diaz-Fernandez told law enforcement that he was expecting an …
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Trafficker Sentenced to 19.5 Years in Prison for Supplying Weapons and Ammunition to Sinaloa Cartel

… 2020, the Valenzuela TCO, including one of its leaders, Jorge Alberto Valenzuela Valenzuela, was engaged in violent … by Ivan Archivaldo Guzman-Salazar. During this conflict, Jorge’s brother and previous TCO leader, Gabriel …
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Law Enforcement Arrested Three Defendants and Seized Approximately 120 Kilograms of Cocaine, $1.3 Million in Cash, and a Firearm

… the Southern District of New York that Adriano Rodriguez-Diaz, Ironellys Paulino-Nolasco, and Robert Nunez were … narcotics trafficking, and firearms offenses. Rodriguez-Diaz and Paulino-Nolasco were apprehended on March 12, 2021 … press, and packaging materials.    Adriano Rodriguez-Diaz, 41, Ironellys Paulino-Nolasco, 37, and Robert Nunez, …
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Federal Indictment Charges Four Men for a Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… 10, 2021.  Charged in the indictment are: Pedro Luis Ramos-Diaz, a/k/a “Rafael Antoni Regalado-Jiminez” and “Angel Diaz,” age 38, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Nelson Antonio … complaint, further investigation revealed that Ramos-Diaz, Serrano-Munoz, and Calderon were also part of the …
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Jury Convicts Two Orlando Men Of Heroin Conspiracy

… and to distribute at least one kilogram of heroin. Jorge and Gil were indicted on July 12, 2012. Jorge faces a mandatory minimum penalty of life in federal … presented at trial, from May 2012 through June 11, 2012, Jorge and a DEA confidential source negotiated a drug …
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Former Bakersfield Police Detective Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy

… Police (BPD), Mara conspired with his partner Damacio Diaz, 44, of McFarland, to use their positions as police … community. In his plea agreement, Mara admitted that he and Diaz stole approximately 20 pounds of methamphetamine that … pertaining to the corruption allegations surrounding Diaz, Mara denied knowledge of any illegal activity, gave …
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Willimantic heroin trafficker sentenced to five years in federal prison

… of Connecticut John H. Durham announced that Xavier Diaz, also known as “Coco,” 30, of Willimantic, was … that occurred in August 2017, received information that Diaz was operating a heroin distribution ring in … were arrested on Oct. 15, 2018. On that date, a search of Diaz’s residence revealed more than 100 grams of heroin, a …
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Peabody Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Over Four Kilograms of Fentanyl Pills

… was arrested and charged with co-defendant Jose Esmerlin Diaz. In January 2020, Diaz delivered an estimated 13,800 fentanyl pills (weighing … arrest opened locks to the storage unit. On May 23, 2023, Diaz was sentenced to 52 months in prison and two years of …
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Los Zetas Kidnappers Plead Guilty

… during and in relation to a crime of violence, while Grace Diaz-Martinez, 33, was convicted of one count of being an … of the house. Arrested at the scene were Zaragoza-Soliz, Diaz-Martinez, Garza and two others. It was determined the … residence was the home of Garza and his parents and that Diaz-Martinez was also temporarily residing with them. Also …
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Ten Arrested In Southeastern Massachusetts Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

… Garcia-Rodriguez, Rafael Cesar Cabreja Jimenez and Alfredo Rodriguez as members of the DTO who conspired with … Pacheco, 43, of Taunton; Rafael Cesar Cabreja Jimenez; and Alfredo Rodriguez. “Today’s coordinated law enforcement …
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Bakserfield man pleads guilty to conspiring with police officers to sell methamphetamine and marijuana

… to conspiring with Bakersfield police officers Damacio Diaz and Patrick Mara to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana that Diaz and Mara seized in the course of their duties as police … from April 2012 to Aug. 2015, Carter conspired with Diaz and Mara, who deliberately failed to submit the seized …
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Haverhill Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Steal Firearms from Second Amendment Outdoors in Derry

… 10, 2023. Ortiz and one of his co-conspirators, Jaythean Diaz, were indicted on July 11, 2022. Diaz pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to steal … U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Laplante scheduled Diaz’s sentencing for July 25, 2023. On December 8, 2021, …
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Two Florida Men Sentenced For Heroin Conspiracy

… and to distribute at least one kilogram of heroin.  Jorge and Gil were indicted on July 12, 2012. They were … presented at trial, from May 2012, through June 11, 2012, Jorge negotiated controlled substance transactions with a … learned that a package of heroin was to be delivered to Jorge in Orlando, with a portion of that heroin going to …
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Marijuana Trafficker Pleads Guilty

… 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 BOISE, Idaho - Jose Martin Diaz-Lara, 33, of Walla Walla, Washington, pleaded guilty on … 1,000 marijuana plants, with the intent to distribute.  Diaz-Lara was charged by a superseding indictment on December 8, 2015. According to court documents, Diaz Lara was arrested on September 23, 2015, along with a …
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St. Jude's Pharmacy Owner & Wife Indicted On Federal Charges

… the return of an indictment charging Cape Coral residents Jorge (51) and his wife, Martha (41).  Jorge Otano, the owner of the former St. Jude's Pharmacy in … for other than legitimate medical purposes.  In addition, Jorge and Martha (vice-president of the former St. Jude's …
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Three Defendants Arrested During 2023 Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad Plead Guilty to Federal Drug Offenses

… distribution of 50 grams and more of methamphetamine. Kinny Gonzalez, 29, of Carlsbad, pleaded guilty on April 2, 2024, … scheduled. A federal grand jury indicted Venegas, Owen, and Gonzalez on July 19, 2023, along with their co-defendants … Maldonado. According to court records, on March 5, 2023, Gonzalez provided cocaine to Moore.  Then, on March 8, 2023, …
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Jury Convicts Cartel Leader in Murder-for-Hire Conspiracy

… deliberated for approximately one hour before finding Noe Gonzalez-Martinez aka Tocayo guilty on all counts as charged following a three-day trial. Gonzalez-Martinez was convicted of conspiracy to possess … evidence that between Sept. 7, 2021, and Sept. 13, 2021, Gonzalez-Martinez, a leader and manager of the Cartel Del …
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Randolph man sentenced for dealing fentanyl

… court in Boston for distributing fentanyl.  Anthony Pena-Diaz, 25, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge … four years of supervised release. In February 2020, Pena-Diaz pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute … an undercover federal agent purchased fentanyl from Pena-Diaz and others on multiple occasions in Randolph, Canton …
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Southbridge Man Convicted Of Fentanyl And Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

… at the request of the leaders of the DTO, Jonathan Pizarro Gonzalez and Isaac Gonzalez. The DTO regularly used the United States mail to … over the course of the investigation. Both Jonathan Pizarro Gonzalez and Isaac Gonzalez pleaded guilty in January 2025 …
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Final Defendant Sentenced In Nayarit, Mexico Based Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

… months in prison and three years’ supervised release Fabian Gonzalez-Avila, aka Francisco, Hammer, and Tamburete, 24, of … 41 months in prison and four years’ supervised release Jose Jorge Tobon-Ortega, aka Puebla and Fnu Lnu, 39, of Molcaxac, …
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Three Members of a Prolific Chinese Money Laundering Organization Plead Guilty to Laundering Tens of Millions of Dollars in Drug Proceeds

… and Dangerous Drug Section and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Alfredo De La Rosa and Seth Johnson for the Western District …
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Career Offender Admits To Possessing A Firearm While Trafficking In Heroin

… Yakima - (509) 454-4407 PORTLAND, Ore - Marcelino Lopez-Diaz, 25, of Nayarit, Mexico, appeared on September 4, 2014, … must run consecutive to the 10 year drug sentence. Lopez-Diaz is scheduled to appear for sentencing on December 11, … produced five co-conspirators that ended with Lopez-Diaz. On November 11, 2012, agents executed a search warrant …
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Florida Man Admits Role In Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Scheme

… of a massive stolen identity income tax scheme.   Roberto Diaz, 47, formerly of Demarest, New Jersey, pleaded guilty … to locations they could control or access in various ways. Diaz admitted that during the course of the conspiracy, he … $4.7 million in fraudulently obtained tax refund checks. Diaz is facing potential penalties of five years in prison …
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Ten Defendants Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Meth in Idaho's Magic Valley

… sentenced for their roles in the conspiracy: Luis Enrique Gonzalez, 41, of Jerome, was convicted of conspiracy to …
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Five Residents Of Valencia And Socorro Counties Arrested On Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Charges

… New Mexico. Members of the organization included Carmen Diaz, 41, and Donnie Hobbs, 31, of Veguita, New Mexico, and … years nor more than life and a $10,000,000 fine. Estrada, Diaz and Hobbs were arrested yesterday, and made their … between March 2010 and May 2011, Acosta-Astorga, Estrada, Diaz and Hobbs conspired to sell ounce quantities of …
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U.S. Attorney's Office, DEA and HSI Announce Charges Against Fourteen Individuals in Major Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… "Fat Boy," 33, Ernesto Salas Flores, 63, Beatriz Adriana Gonzalez, a.k.a. Beatriz Adriana Herrera-Gonzalez, 46, Sylvia Ann Parra, 52, Amanda Lea Weinrich, 38, … Road, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88012: primary location for B. Gonzalez and E. Flores’ drug transactions. 2826 Ox Cart …