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Twenty-Five Charged In Connection With Multi-State Fentanyl And Cocaine Conspiracy

… Yordania Abel Rivera a/k/a “Mommy,” 33, of Leominster; Jorge Vizcaino Vizcaino a/k/a Yeison Vizcaino Vizcaino a/k/a … Vizcaino Vizcaino a/k/a “Boli,” 28, of Boston; Alberto Gonzalez, 36, of Boston; Luis Guerrero, 25, of Lawrence; … Adrian Jimenez a/k/a “Soga,” 24, of Boston; Adrian Suncar-Gonzalez, 38, of Boston; Johangel Mejia-Hernandez, 22, of …
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United States Attorney Announces Indictment Of Major Cocaine Distribution Organization

… but has since been unsealed by the court. Ivan Vazquez-Gonzalez, 26, of Chicago, Illinois, was charged with … to five years of supervised release. In addition, Vazquez-Gonzalez, along with Saul Corbian Ruelas, 43, of Chicago, … Alberto Montalvo-Perez, 30, of Fairmont City, Illinois; Jorge Desantiago, 30, of Belleville, Illinois; Saundra Renee …
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High-Ranking Members of Sinaloa Cartel Charged with Material Support of a Foreign Terrorist Organization and Narcoterrorism

… fentanyl and cocaine; money laundering conspiracy Carlos Diaz, Jr. 34 Pasadena Conspiracy to distribute controlled … and cocaine; money laundering conspiracy Roberto J. Gonzalez, Jr. 39 Bell, California Conspiracy to distribute …
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61 Latin Kings Gang Members And Associates Arrested And Charged In Connection With A Racketeering And Drug Distribution Scheme Defendants Were Affiliated With The Austin, San Antonio And Uvalde Chapters Of The Gang’s Central Region Of Texas

… “Trouble”) 23 Uvalde 1 Joe (aka “Dro”) 32 San Antonio 1, 2 Jorge (aka “Fat Rat”, “G”) 34 Uvalde 1, 2 **Edmundo (aka … 23 Uvalde 1, 2 George Anthony (aka “Tone”) 23 Uvalde 1, 2 Alfredo (aka “Goofy”) 21 Uvalde 1, 2 Gonzalo (aka “Too … 32 San Antonio 1, 2 Gisela Cisneros 36 San Antonio 1, 2 Alfredo Lopez 36 San Antonio 1, 3 On …
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Northern District of West Virginia Part of National Health Care Fraud Takedown Resulting in 455 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $6.5 Billion in Alleged Fraud

… Attorney General’s Office, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Jorge Roig, 58, of Weirton, West Virginia, reached a civil …
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17 charged in federal indictment alleging cocaine/heroin/meth trafficking in Austin

… Garcia, 40-year-old Daniel Orozco, 34-year-old Sergio Gonzalez-Martinez (aka “Flaco”), 35-year-old Eloy … 26-year-old Leonardo Flores-Solis, 28-year-old Ociel Diaz-Torres, 42-year-old Abel Duarte-Castro, and 21-year-old Daniel Maya-Garcia (aka “Pelon,” “Bola”). Gonzalez-Martinez, Flores-Solis, Diaz-Torres, and …
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20 Individuals Charged With Trafficking Heroin And Fentanyl

… cocaine: 1)      Deiby Victoria; 2)      Starling Bladmil Gonzalez, a/k/a “Bladi;” 3)      Domingo Depena Vega; … Arias, a/k/a “Mon;” 7)      Vinicio Baez; 8)      Julio Diaz, a/k/a “Alex Menan;” 9)      Jefferson Rodrigzuez; 10)  … “Julian;” 14)  Wellington Osnel Soto Aguasviva; 15)  Friman Gonzalez, a/k/a “Gordo;” 16)  Johan Montanez Pizzaro, a/k/a …
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Three Bristol-Based Drug Traffickers Plead Guilty

… Massachusetts. Luis Lopez - Luis Lopez, a/k/a “Juan Gonzalez,” 42, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, and Fall River, … in New Bedford and Fall River with co-conspirators Chindy Diaz, Israel Santiago, and others. Lopez also conspired with … at that time, but were arrested a few weeks later.  Chindy Diaz - Chindy Diaz, 38, of New Bedford, pled guilty October …
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California Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 35 years in Federal Prison for Transporting Heroin and Cocaine to Chicago Aboard Amtrak Trains

… guilty to their roles in Roque’s organization.  Phillip Diaz, of Paramount, Calif., ensured delivery of narcotics … launder drug proceeds.  Judge Kendall on Tuesday sentenced Diaz to 20 years and ten months in prison.  Anthony Koon, of … sentenced Sanchez to 17 and a half years in prison.  Jorge Luis Ochoa-Canela, of Paramount, Calif., helped move …
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Illegal Aliens Charged With Meth Trafficking and Firearm Possession

… - (910) 815-4513 Atlanta – Juan Carlos Solano Lorenzo and Jorge Luis Ramirez Bibiano, both illegal aliens from Mexico, … possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.  Jorge Luis Ramirez Bibiano, 28, of Guerrero, Mexico, …
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HSTF Shuts Down Mexican Cocaine Smuggling Operation Leading to 15 Prison Sentences

… Grajeda, 37, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, 22 months Jesus Gonzalez-Rodriguez, 41, an illegal alien from Mexico, 21 …
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Colombian Bacrim Narco-Traffickers Indicted On Cocaine Conspiracy Charges

… Oscar Naranjo, Colombian National Police, Director Maritza Gonzalez, Colombian Judicial Police, Admiral Alvaro Echandia, Colombian Navy, and General Julio Alberto Gonzalez Ruiz, Colombian Air Force, announce the indictment … Eblin Guerra Moo , 54; Dorian Alejandro Menco Delgado , 33; Jorge Barragan Mejia , 55; Richard Alexander Dixon Figueroa …
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Treasury Designates Sinaloa Cartel Plaza Bosses

… Cenobio Flores (a.k.a. Luis Fernando Castro Villa), Jesus Alfredo Salazar Ramirez, Guillermo Nieblas (a.k.a. Adelmo Niebla Gonzalez), Ramon Ignacio Paez Soto, Felipe De Jesus Sosa … Cartel.  Mexican authorities have previously arrested Jesus Alfredo Salazar Ramirez, Ramon Ignacio Paez Soto, and Raul …
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Former New Haven Resident Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotics

… for the District of Connecticut, has announced that JOSHUWA DIAZ, 34, of Bridgeport, has been sentenced by U.S. District … According to court documents and statements made in court, Diaz was arrested on February 16, 2024, after a …
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Nearly a dozen drug traffickers off the streets and headed to prison

… Hernandez, 36, Juan Ciprian Ruiz, 41, Peter Moreno, 26, Joe Alfredo Fuentes, 35, and Janie Guadalupe Lucio, 41, were … deportation proceedings following their sentences. David Gonzalez, 37, received an 18-month term of imprisonment … manner to conceal or disguise the source of drug proceeds. Gonzalez, Hernandez and Moreno acted as couriers willing to …
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35 Members And Associates Of Barrio Azteca Gang Charged With Racketeering And Other Offenses, Including 10 Charged In U.S Consulate Murders In Juarez, Mexico

… Leslie Ann Enriquez Catton, her husband Arthur Redelfs and Jorge Alberto Salcido Ceniceros, the husband of a U.S. … murders of Leslie Enriquez, her husband Arthur Redelfs, and Jorge Salcido illustrate how senseless the violence … Ricardo Valles de la Rosa, aka “Chino”; Jose Guadalupe Diaz Diaz, aka “Zorro”; Martin Perez Marrufo, aka “Popeye”; …
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Three charged with turning ocean into international drug trafficking superhighway

… Steven S. Whipple and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Jesus Alfredo De La Cruz Orobio, 59; Juan David Portocarrero Diaz, 34; and Milton Valencia Blandon, 29, are set to appear …
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Man Who Operated New Haven Crack Ring Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

… for the District of Connecticut, announced that Marlon Gonzalez, also known as “Rey,” 26, of New Haven, was … men who were street-level drug dealers affiliated with Gonzalez’s organization were charged, pleaded guilty, and … Jerome Rumley, a.k.a. “Rome,” 21, of New Haven, and Peter Diaz, a.k.a. “Pete,” 31, of Meriden. The DEA New Haven Task …
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97 in Puerto Rico Charged With Drug Trafficking

… proven guilty. The defendants are: Tomás Junior Sánchez-González, a.k.a. “Gemelo”; Johanny M. Feliciano-González; Tomás Niochard Sánchez-Feliciano, a.k.a. “Nio”; … Lee R. Fontanez-Monell, a.k.a. “Rashell”; Edgardo R. Lebrón-Díaz, a.k.a. “Pepón”; Jean C. Rivera-Castro, a.k.a. “Huevo”; …
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Waterbury Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 63 Months in Federal Prison

… area of William Street, and the other was headed by Daniel Diaz-Rivera and operated in the area of Maple Avenue.  The … and sold narcotics all hours of the day and night. Quiros, Diaz-Rivera, and 15 associates were charged with federal offenses as a result of the investigation.  Quiros, Diaz-Rivera, and several codefendants were arrested on …
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Operation Red Card: DEA, FBI, ATF, Seattle Police, King County Sheriff Announce Arrests of Violent Crime Suspects to Support Public Safety During the World Cup

… Isaiah Allen Jeremiah Amaya Zhane Davis Kaylyn Earl Jesse Gonzalez-Altamirano Deonavan Henry Jeremiah Lard Faarah …
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Dominican National Indicted for Fentanyl Distribution

… federal grand jury for distributing fentanyl pills.  Miguel Gonzalez Duarte, 37, has been indicted on one count of … with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. Gonzalez Duarte was arrested and charged by criminal … According to the charging documents, on Aug. 21, 2025, Gonzalez Duarte distributed approximately 191 counterfeit …
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Pill Distributor Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Trafficking Tens of Thousands of Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

… pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine.  Angel Joel Diaz, a/k/a “Guero,” 36, was sentenced by U.S. District … Richard G. Stearns to nine years in prison. In April 2024, Diaz pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of and … methadone.  In January 2023, an investigation began into Diaz’s fentanyl pill manufacturing and distribution …
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Twenty-Four Defendants Facing Federal Drug Charges For Transporting Heroin And Cocaine To Chicago Aboard Amtrak Trains

… 31, of Chicago; Juan J. Cervantes, 30, of Chicago; Ivan Diaz, 26, of Downey, Calif.; Phillip Diaz, 26, of Paramount, Calif.; Martell Jackson, 33, of … Colo.; José Antonio Mireles, JR., 31, of Paramount, Calif.; Jorge Luis Ochoa-Canela, 36, of Paramount, Calif.; Omar …
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Convictions Through Guilty Pleas in Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) Prosecutions (June 22 through June 26, 2026)

… date for September 11, 2026.  On June 24, 2026, Andyel González-Sáez pleaded guilty in Criminal Case 24-453 (MAJ) …
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Lane County Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 168 Months In Prison

… compartment in the dashboard.  On March 31, 2011, Marlo Gonzalez-Meza was stopped after he departed the stash house … from a hidden compartment inside his vehicle. Mendoza-Diaz was also stopped after he departed the stash house and … and sentenced to 33 months in prison. Co-defendant Marlo-Gonzalez-Meza has pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute …
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Dominican Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Cocaine and Fentanyl Conspiracy

… Rhode Island and Connecticut. Luis Alfonso  Mejia-Diaz, aka “El Bello,”  56, was sentenced by U.S. District … five years of supervised release. On April 5, 2023, Mejia-Diaz pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to … or more of fentanyl and 500 grams or more of cocaine. Mejia-Diaz was charged in October 2020 along with 14 others. The …
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Leader of Lawrence-based drug trafficking organization sentenced to 12 years in prison

… one run by Patrone, and another led by Santo Ramon Gonzalez Nival, who was a source of supply for … approximately 28 co-conspirators were arrested, including Gonzalez Nival and nine members of his drug trafficking … Vives, and others who walked the street, such as Daniel Diaz and Andruery Fanas Burgos, telling them specifically …
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Southern District Of New York U.S. Attorney Announces Arrests Of Five Honduran National Police For Drug Trafficking And Related Firearms Offenses

… Jose Zavala Velasquez, Victor Oswaldo Lopez Flores, and Jorge Alfredo Cruz Chavez.  Co-defendant Ludwig Criss Zelaya …
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Bond Denied for West Palm Beach Man

… judge ordered pre-trial detention for 37- year-old Lazaro Alfredo Ramirez-Alvarado, finding that he presents a risk of … (DEA), Miami Field Division, along with Juan Antonio Gonzalez, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern …

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