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Fresno Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison

… 837-2324 Stockton - (571) 387-3956 FRESNO, Calif. — Uriel Diaz-Santos, 21, of Fresno, was sentenced today to nine … developing enough evidence to obtain a search warrant for Diaz-Santos’s residence. On Nov. 2, 2021, investigators searched Diaz-Santos’s house and found thousands of fentanyl pills …
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Over 20 Individuals Indicted On Heroin Trafficking Charges

Over 20 Individuals Indicted On Heroin Trafficking Charges October 26, 2016 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Garth Hamelin bostonspecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find …
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Owners Of Miami Export Business Found Guilty Of Operating Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business And International Money Laundering

… in Charge of the New York Division announced that Luis Diaz Jr. and Luis Javier Diaz were found guilty yesterday in Manhattan federal court … into and through the United States financial system.  Diaz Jr. was additionally convicted of conspiracies to …
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Salem Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Over Four Kilograms of Fentanyl Pills

… to distribute large amounts of fentanyl. Jose Esmerlin Diaz, 38, of Salem, was sentenced on May 23, 2023 by U.S. … prison and two years of supervised release. In April 2021, Diaz pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute … distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. In January 2020, Diaz was arrested and charged with co-defendant Manuel E. …
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Forney Resident Sentenced for Trafficking “Ice” for Michoacan Cartel

… Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Ernesto Diaz-Velazquez pleaded guilty Dec. 6, 2022. U.S. District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo has now ordered Diaz-Velazquez to serve 84 months in federal prison. At the … drug trafficking across the local port of entry. It led to Diaz-Velazquez as the individual who took possession of …
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Several Members Of South Laredo Trafficking Group Plead Guilty

… today were Alejandro Reyes aka “Keiko,” 31, Rene Gabriel Gonzalez, aka “Beast,” 46, Carlos Alberto Acosta aka “Pinni,” 36, Luis Francisco Gutierrez, 40, Jorge Armando Perez, 34, Hector Manuel Cavazos, 26, Jose …
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Former Bakersfield Detective Sentenced To Five Years

… 837-2324 Stockton - (571) 387-3956 FRESNO, Calif. - Damacio Diaz, 44, of McFarland, formerly a detective with the … announced. U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill ordered Diaz to begin serving his sentence on December 5, 2016. Diaz pleaded guilty to the charges on May 31, 2016. Diaz’s former partner, Patrick Mara, 36, of Bakersfield …
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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking Offense

… for the District of Connecticut, announced that PEDRO DIAZ, 45, of Red Lion, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today by … in August 2021, a Pennsylvania State Trooper stopped Diaz’s car in Pennsylvania and seized 48 grams of fentanyl. …
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Fresno Man Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl That Caused Overdose Death

… Stockton - (571) 387-3956 FRESNO, Calif . — Christian Gonzalez, 25, of Fresno, was sentenced today to six years … announced. According to court documents, on July 20, 2020, Gonzalez knowingly distributed 10 fentanyl pills to a person … as a drug-buying customer, ordered fentanyl pills from Gonzalez and met him in a parking lot for the purchase. …
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Three Defendants Sentenced To Over 32 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking

… District of Arkansas, announced that Leonel Padilla, Andres Diaz and Jonni Diaz were sentenced yesterday in Northwest Arkansas to a … to meet with Andres Diaz.  Once there, the officer noticed Diaz’s vehicle in the parking lot.  Andres Diaz was driving …
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Two sentenced in Boone County, Illinois to 19 years each for cocaine offenses

… that were seized from the consent search of RODRIGUEZ-DIAZ apartment in Wheaton..jpg Money found pic 1.JPG Money … for Boone County, Illinois, announced that Efren Rodriguez-Diaz (Wheaton, Illinois) pled guilty to Possession with …
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13 Individuals Charged With Drug Trafficking In The Municipalities Of Aguadilla And Quebradillas

… aka “Naty;” Pedro Bonilla-Espinosa, aka “Peter;” Jorge L. Soberal-Mercado, aka “Soberal;” Luis O. Rivera-Méndez, aka “Coco;” Mariela González-Román; Christian Jonás Acevedo-Román, aka “Pirata;” …
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Two MS-13 Leaders Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy and Conspiring to Commit Multiple Murders

… age 24, of Landover, Maryland, and Miguel Angel Corea Diaz, a/k/a “Reaper,” age 41, of Long Branch, New Jersey … with intent to distribute marijuana and cocaine.  Corea Diaz was also convicted of one count each of conspiracy to … trial, between 2015 and 2018, Alvarado-Requeno and Corea Diaz controlled and operated the Sailors Locos Salvatruchos …
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Former Bakersfield Police Department Detective Pleads Guilty To Bribery, Drug Trafficking, And Filing A False Tax Return

… 837-2324 Stockton - (571) 387-3956 FRESNO, Calif. - Damacio Diaz, 44, of McFarland, formerly a detective with the … as a police officer with the Bakersfield Police (BPD), Diaz handled a criminal informant who was involved in the … officer to obey all laws they are sworn to enforce. Damacio Diaz’s illegal activities were in conflict with public …
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DEA Administrator Cole's Statement on 26 Fugitives from Mexico taken into U.S. Custody

August 13, 2025
… are now in U.S. custody. Among them: Abigael "El Cuini" González Valencia, the brother-in-law of CJNG leader "El …
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Three Men Indicted, Nearly 1,400 Pounds of Methamphetamine Seized, and Two Methamphetamine Labs Dismantled

… Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris announced.   Alfredo Alvarez Sanchez, 37, and Raul Munoz Navarro, 54, …
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California Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Role in Drug Conspiracy

… New Jersey. The next day, he met his co-defendant, Denny Diaz, 31, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in a car and gave Diaz approximately six kilograms of fentanyl. Both men were … kilograms of fentanyl and 11 kilograms of heroin inside. Diaz pleaded guilty in September 2019 and was sentenced on …
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Convicted Felon Indicted for Drug and Firearms Offenses

… while on federal supervised release.  Francisco Gabriel Diaz, 32, of Boston, was indicted on one count of possession … of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. Diaz was charged by criminal complaint in December 2021. … on June 24, 2021, a search of the residence where Diaz was staying resulted in the recovery of a black Taurus …
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Indictment Charges New Britain Man with Cocaine Trafficking and Gun Possession Offenses

… jury in Hartford has returned an indictment charging NERICK DIAZ-QUESADA, 24, of New Britain, with cocaine trafficking …  The indictment was returned on November 21, 2022.  Diaz-Quesada appeared today before U.S. Magistrate Judge …
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Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Involving Fentanyl, Fentanyl Analog and Cocaine

… of fentanyl, fentanyl analog and cocaine.  Daniel Lopez-Gonzalez, 28, was sentenced by Chief District Judge F. … by five years of supervised release. In March 2024, Lopez-Gonzalez pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to … of fentanyl and 100 grams or more of fentanyl analog. Lopez-Gonzalez was indicted in April 2023 along with Erickson …
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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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15 Charged after FBI Task Force Investigation into Waterbury Drug Trafficking Rings

… ANGEL QUIROS , aka “Papa John,” 34, Waterbury DANIEL DIAZ-RIVERA , a.k.a. “Danny,” “Lupin,” “Lupito,” and “L,” … by drug organizations headed by Angel Quiros and Daniel Diaz-Rivera.  The investigation, which has included …
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Drug dealer sentenced to serve 120 months in prison for distributing narcotics causing overdose

… the Southern District of New York, announced that ROBERT DIAZ, a/k/a “Facey,” a/k/a “Face,” was sentenced today by … and was revived only after the administration of naloxone. DIAZ pled guilty on February 14, 2018, before U.S. …
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Bakersfield Police Narcotics Detective Charged With Bribery, Drug Trafficking, Obstruction, And Filing False Tax Returns

… Stockton - (571) 387-3956 BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - - Damacio Diaz, 43, of McFarland, a detective with the Bakersfield … a federal grand jury yesterday. The indictment charges that Diaz, in exchange for bribes from the dealer, provided the … arrest and prosecution. The indictment also charges Diaz with bribery, retaining seized narcotics on multiple …
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Springfield Man Involved in 2014 Murder Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison

… Britain.  The investigation revealed that Hector Cardona-Diaz, of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, was a large-scale … then mailed cash proceeds of the sale of cocaine to Cardona-Diaz in Puerto Rico.  In November 2014, investigators seized … $40,000 in drug proceeds that had been mailed to Cardona-Diaz. After Cardona-Diaz learned that Silva had taken a …
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18 Individuals Indicted For Drug Trafficking At El Trebol Public Housing Project

… Puerto Rico Police Department. The 18 defendants are: Henry Díaz-Texidor, aka “Canto”; Enrique Osorio-Giron, aka “Yun … “Colo”; Edgariel Medina-Rolón, aka “Precio”; Tomás Benítez-González, aka “Tommy”; Giovanni Burgos-Arroyo, aka “Gino”; …
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Illegal alien sentenced to 25 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin

… 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 BOISE, Idaho - Ubaldo Soto-Diaz, an illegal alien from Mexico, but residing in … Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye also ordered Soto-Diaz to pay a $2,000 fine and serve five years of supervised release following his prison sentence. Soto-Diaz pleaded guilty to the charge on July 18, 2019. …
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Santa Barbara Doctor Found Guilty Of Prescribing Exorbitant Quantities Of Dangerous Narcotics

… today of 79 federal drug trafficking charges. Julio Gabriel Diaz, 67, a Goleta resident who operated the Family Medical … following a 2½-week trial in United States District Court.  Diaz was arrested in this case in January 2012 and had his … found he provided incompetent and grossly negligent care. Diaz, who was known to some “patients” as the “Candyman,” …
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Rockland County Drug Crew Arrested

… that the use of heroin distributed by defendant Robert Diaz, aka “Facey,” aka “Face,” resulted in serious bodily … Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein this afternoon.  Robert Diaz, Theresa Keefe, and Nicole Munderville will be … the indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court: Robert Diaz, aka “Facey,” aka “Face,” Rene Sanchez, aka “Renny,” …
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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 …