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Mexican National Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth in Idaho

… seized a pound of methamphetamine from co-defendant Jorge Hernandez Venegas as he left the house.  The Idaho …
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Eleven Men Indicted On Federal Drug Distribution And Firearm Charges

… with state drug charges. Kelly Arzate, 29; Francisco Diaz, 34; Antonio Caraballo, 35; Luzander Montoya, 29; … Caraballo, Alcazar and Lajara, face up to 30 years and Diaz, Rodriguez, and Medina face up to 20 years. In …
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Corrupt Colombian Government Employee And Criminal Defense Attorney Convicted In Obstruction Of Justice Case

… Earlier today, Freddy Mauricio Tellez-Buitrago and Adriana Gonzalez-Marquez pled guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge … Tellez-Buitrago has agreed to forfeit $30,000, and Gonzalez-Marquez has agreed to forfeit $50,000. The guilty …
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Santeria Follower And Others Head To Prison On Federal Drug Charges

… seven others - Jose Angel Marichalar Jr., 33, Yisnel Garcia Gonzalez, 30, Angel Barraza, 34, Jesus Gonzalez, 35, Delton Hinderliter, 35, Adonys … but related case. Jesus Mauricio Juarez, 28, Ruben Gonzalez-Cavazos, 30, Adolfo Lozano-Luna 36, and Alberto …
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2nd Major Narcotics Trafficker Extradited To US From Columbia

… Juan Sebastian de Elcano between April and May of 2014.  Jorge Alberto Siado-(“Siado”), who arrived in New York from … Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor. Co-conspirator Jorge Luis (“Hoayeck”) was previously extradited from …
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Sinaloa Cartel Leader in Idaho Sentenced to 22 Years in Federal Prison

… Amanda K. Brailsford also previously sentenced Ernesto Diaz Gaspar (30 months in prison), Wilkin Rolando Martinez …
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Leaders of Poly-Drug Distribution Network Plead Guilty in Federal Court

… . Assistant U.S. Attorneys Taylor G. Stout and Alfredo De La Rosa of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in …
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 24 Years In Federal Prison

… and U.S. Attorney John S. Leonardo announced that Francisco Alfredo Montes-Vargas, of Culiacan, Mexico, was sentenced to …
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Sinaloa Cartel-Connected Drug Distribution Ring That Used Semi-Trucks to Transport Huge Loads Disrupted With Multiple Arrests

… Olais, 28, a citizen of Mexico, a courier and distributor Jorge Boneo Nieblas, 21, distributor and stash house …
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22 individuals named in federal indictments charging money laundering and drug trafficking

… local money remitter business. The two indictments charged Alfredo Herrera, 73, of Bartlesville, Domingo Aguirre, 60, …
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Former FARC Guerrillas Plead Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Conspiring To Provide Material Support To A Foreign Terrorist Organization

… for the Southern District of New York, announced that Jorge Abel Ibarguen-Palacio, aka "Turbo," and Yarlei … John P. Gilbride stated: "The guilty pleas by Jorge Abel Ibarguen-Palacio and Yarlei Bañol-Ramos exemplify …
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Drug Trafficker Convicted On Federal Charges

… trial in federal district court, a jury found Francisco Alfredo Montes-Vargas, 39, of Culiacan, Mexico, guilty of …
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Leader of Mexico’s United Cartels Extradited to U.S.

… son of Comparan-Rodriguez); Carlos Basauri-Coto; Silviano Gonzalez-Aguilar; and Salvador Valdez.   According to the … to the allegations, Comparan-Bedolla and two chemists (Gonzalez-Aguilar and Valdez) worked for days inside a … an extradition request by the United States.  U.S. Attorney Gonzalez extends his gratitude to the government of …
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Two Essex County Men Charged with Unlicensed Firearms Trafficking

… announced. Carlo M. De Leon De Jesus, 26, and Victor Gonzalez, 36, both of Newark, are each charged by complaint … as well as a substance that tested positive for fentanyl. Gonzalez sold a firearm with no serial number in September …
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10 Arrests In Investigation Of Major Multistate Oxy, Heroin, Fentanyl Trafficking Ring

… and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments: Jesus Gonzalez, 22, of Haverhill, Mass.; Jenssi Astacio, 30, of Miami, Fla.; Gorky Gonzalez, 24, of Biddeford, Maine; Craig Drummond, 25, of … alleges that beginning in at least 2014, Jesus Gonzalez, Astacio, Gorky Gonzalez, Drummond, Infante, Reyes, …
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DEA In Springfield, Missouri Achieve Significant Prison Sentences For Two Recent Investigations

… and Destiny O’Brien, 21, of Joplin, MO and Michael Gonzalez, 25, of Texas, were stopped by the Joplin Police … driver of the vehicle, O’Brien was the front passenger and Gonzalez was a passenger in the backseat behind O’Brien.  … two handguns on the floorboard of the car in front of Gonzalez.  A loaded Hi-Point .40 caliber pistol and a loaded …
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Last Defendant In Turlock Drug Ring Sentenced

… with Castillo and his wife, Denice Marie Hector, 35, and Alfredo Ayala, aka “Pollo,” 33, all of Turlock, were …
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Indictment Charges 19 Individuals With Heroin And Cocaine Trafficking Offenses

… - , a.k.a. “Viejo,” 56, of (in ICE custody) Natividad Diaz - , a.k.a. “Nat,” 34, of Meriden Johnathan Brito - , … Filyaw, Fernandez, Greene, Perez, Morales-Arambula, Diaz,  Escalera and Ovalle face a minimum term of …
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Chillum Drug Dealer Caught with Two Kilos of Cocaine

… to Purchase 10 kilograms of Cocaine Greenbelt, Md., – Ludin Alfredo Ipina-Ipina, age 33, of Chillum, Maryland, pleaded …
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Two more "rip crew" members sent to federal prison

… more than five kilograms of cocaine, while his nephew – Alfredo Avalos-Sanchez, 27 – pleaded guilty to conspiring to …
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Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced To 168 Months In Prison

… 63 months SAN FRANCISCO -  - Rogelio Corral and Jose Efrain-Gonzalez were sentenced on May 16, 2013, to 14 years and 5 … States Attorney Melinda Haag announced.  Corral and Efrain-Gonzalez pleaded guilty on February 21 and 28, 2013, … for a drug deal in Redwood City on July 16, 2012 and Efrain-Gonzalez admitted that he participated in that deal.  That …
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24 Individuals Indicted For Drug Trafficking

… Ángel García-Trinidad, aka “Angelito;” Paulette Concepción-Díaz, aka “Pao;” Yamira Díaz-Algarín; Landy Y. Castro-Flores; Luis F. …
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Man Indicted for Possessing Fentanyl Intended for Distribution

… arrested yesterday on fentanyl and firearm offenses. Carlos Gonzalez, 25, was indicted by a federal grand jury in … District Court Magistrate Judge Katherine A. Robertson, Gonzalez was detained pending a detention hearing scheduled … According to the indictment, on Jan. 25, 2022, Gonzalez allegedly possessed 400 grams or more of fentanyl …
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Fentanyl Free America Awards

July 16, 2026
… fentanyl and illicit drug trafficking.    Nominee: Abraham Gonzalez Nominee Role: Sergeant Organization: El Paso Police … State: El Paso, TX Remote video URL Narrative: Sgt. Abraham Gonzalez of the El Paso Police Department (EPPD) has proven … and local drug enforcement efforts in El Paso, Texas. Sgt. Gonzalez’s technical abilities have amplified the …
July 16, 2026
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Eight Violent Drug Traffickers Charged With Six Murders And Multiple Trafficking, Firearms And Racketeering Offenses

… Martinez-Ramirez. The June 23, 2006, double murder of Ken Gonzalez-Rodriguez and Jean Adorno-Caballero. The December … “Chino Montero,” Luis Blondet, aka “Cabezon,” Jason Dones-Gonzalez, aka “Jason,” aka “Arrabal,” Jose Victor Pellot … aka “Cabezon,” Oscar Valdes-Garcia, aka “Pony,” Jason Dones-Gonzalez, aka “Jason,” aka “Arrabal,” Jose Victor Pellot …
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Pharmacist Arrested, Charged With Assembling Illegal Drug Lab

… he assembled equipment for an illegal drug lab.   Jordan Gonzalez, 33, of New York and formerly of Jersey City, is … with the ongoing investigation that led to the arrest. Gonzalez will appear on the charges before U.S. Magistrate … to be determined.             According to the complaint: Gonzalez made a series of purchases through an online …
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Four Individuals Charged with Drug-Distribution Conspiracy

… Foster, aka “Jazz”, 36, of Florence, Victor Manuel Alcocer-Gonzalez, 37, of Mexico, Edgar Camacho-Reyes, 36, of Mexico, … 16, 2023, and July 26, 2023, in Lauderdale County.  Alcocer-Gonzalez, Camacho-Reyes and Gorozquieta-Gusman were also …
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20 defendants charged in drug and gun investigations

… Chicago. The federal charges accuse convicted felons Fausto Gonzalez, 27, of Chicago, and Arturo Gonzalez, 35, of Chicago, of illegally possessing firearms.  Fausto Gonzalez allegedly possessed a 12-gauge shotgun and a …
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DEA Seizes Large Quantity Of Heroin, Cocaine, And A Firearm From Boston Drug Traffickers

… United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz announced that Yamal Gonzalez, 33, of Boston, was charged with distribution of … and possession of heroin with intent to distribute.  Gonzalez and Polanco are scheduled for detention hearings on … the DEA conducted a three-month investigation into Gonzalez who sold heroin to a cooperating witness on three …
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Gulf Cartel Plaza Boss Heads To Prison For Life

… in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, patrolling its streets with Jorge Eduardo Costilla-Sanchez, the eventual leader of the … In 2003, Osiel Cardenas-Guillen was arrested and Jorge Eduardo Costilla-Sanchez then took over the leadership …