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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Boston Man Sentenced In Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Katherine Olivares-Soto and, allegedly, Maria Yovanny Soto-Diaz-Deperez to distribute fentanyl. On multiple occasions between December 2018 and February 2019, Soto-Diaz-Deperez allegedly agreed to sell quantities of fentanyl to an undercover agent. Pujols accompanied Soto-Diaz-Deperez on two occasions and distributed approximately …
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Superseding Indictment Charges Fifteen Additional Alleged Latin King Members And Associates In A RICO Conspiracy

… Indiana Gabriel Jalomos, 24, of Chicago, Illinois Oscar Gonzalez, 21, of Hammond, Indiana David Lira, 38, of … the murder of Latin Dragons leaders James Walsh and Gonzalo Diaz outside of the Soprano’s Bar in Griffith, Ind. This …
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Conspirator in fentanyl, cocaine trafficking organization sentenced to 60 months in federal prison

… Rhode Island State Police Colonel James M. Manni.   Audi E. Diaz, aka Boku, 29, previously admitted to the court that he … Sept. 30, 2017, approximately 470 communications between Diaz and Delossantos were electronically intercepted by law enforcement. The conversations ranged in topic from Diaz arranging for numerous multi-kilogram purchases of …
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Former Honduran Congressman Tony Hernández Sentenced for Distributing Tons of Cocaine, Other Crimes

… information to major Honduran drug traffickers Victor Hugo Diaz Morales, aka “El Rojo,” and Hector Emilio Fernandez Rosa, aka “Don H.”   Tony Hernandez provided Diaz Morales with information about, among other things, … relationship, Tony Hernandez helped Fernandez Rosa and Diaz Morales distribute approximately 140,000 kilograms of …
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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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Waterbury Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Narcotics Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses

… Vann, also known as “Bug,” of Waterbury, and Pedro Diaz of Red Lion, Pennsylvania.  Between August and October … engaging in multiple drug transactions with Vann and Diaz.  After one transaction, in August 2021, a Pennsylvania State Trooper stopped Diaz’s car in Pennsylvania and seized 48 grams of fentanyl. …
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South Laredo Trafficking Group Indicted

… aka “Lolo,” 19 Alejandro Reyes aka “Keiko,” 31 Rene Gabriel Gonzalez aka “Beast,” 46 Carlos Alberto Acosta aka “Pinni,” 36 Jorge Armando Perez, 34 Hertor Manuel Cavazos, 26 Pedro Omar …
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Thirteen Defendants Plead Guilty To Drug Trafficking Charges

… Homestead, Florida) Mitchael (43, of Miami, Florida) Jose Alfredo Villarreal, aka “Alfredito,” (40, of Naples, … Code, Section 846. Defendants Vladimir Mir-Medina and Jose Alfredo Villarreal pled guilty to Count 2 of a Second … to 40 years in prison. Defendants Vladimir Mir-Medina, Jose Alfredo Villarreal, and Hernan Rodriguez Alfaro face a …
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Dominican Congressman Charged with International Cocaine Trafficking Arrested at Miami International Airport

… to Miami.  Fifty-eight-year-old Miguel Andres Gutierrez Diaz, of Santiago, is an elected member of the Chamber of … 11, 2021, from about 2014 to 2017, Congressman Gutierrez Diaz was part of a transnational drug ring that operated in … the United States. The federal indictment charges Gutierrez Diaz and others with three counts: conspiring to distribute …
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Alleged MS-13 associate arraigned on charges of conspiracy and operating as a major drug trafficker

… - (315) 426-5300 Westchester - (914) 682-6256 Daniel Rivera Diaz allegedly brokered drug deals for the gang while inside … from inside a federal prison in Mississippi. Daniel Rivera Diaz aka JD Primo, 34, of Yakima, Washington, was arraigned … activity of several MS-13 members, including Daniel Rivera Diaz a/ka/ JD Primo. In January, the NCDA announced the …
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Santa Barbara Doctor Sentenced To Over 27 Years In Federal Prison For Prescribing Exorbitant Quantities Of Dangerous Narcotics

… States District Judge Cormac J. Carney. Julio Gabriel Diaz, 67, a Goleta resident who operated the Family Medical … jury.  During the 2½-week trial, prosecutors showed that Diaz was a prolific writer of prescriptions for highly … without a legitimate medical purpose. In 2011, for example, Diaz wrote prescriptions for more than 1.7 million doses of …
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16 People Sentenced To Lengthy Terms For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

…             Juan Luis Rivera, 31:  131 months              Jorge Grajeda Jr., 30:  46 months             Juan Antonio Valadez Sr., 55:  63 months             Jose Luis Gonzalez-Chapa, 24:  93 months             Judith Zamora, …
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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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West Hartford Man Sentenced To 45 Months In Federal Prison For Distributing Crack, Heroin And Fentanyl

… for the District of Connecticut, announced that Eros Diaz, also known as “Red,” 21, of West Hartford, was … cocaine, heroin and fentanyl.  Judge Covello also ordered Diaz to perform 100 hours of community service while on … the DEA’s Hartford Task Force received information that Diaz was selling narcotics in the Hartford area.  Between …
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Two Fresno County Residents Indicted for Dealing Fentanyl

… with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, Uriel Diaz-Santos, 19, of Fresno, was also charged with possession … 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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Philadelphia man sentenced to 33 months in prison for role in drug conspiracy

… Police Superintendent Keith M. Corlett announced. Denny Diaz, 30, previously pled guilty before U.S. District Judge … documents filed in the case and statements made in court: Diaz’s co-defendant, Luis Aponte, 49, of Riverside, … New Jersey, on March 1, 2019. The next day, he met Diaz in a car and gave Diaz approximately six kilograms of …
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Leader Of Zapata Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Organization Convicted

… Leonel Rodriguez aka “La Dona”, 41, Juan Luis Rivera, 29, Jorge Grajeda Jr., 28, Juan Antonio Valadez Sr., 53, Jose Luis Gonzalez-Chapa, 23, Judith Zamora, 26, Clauida Medrano, 27, …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 50 Members And Associates Of Trinitarios Street Gang With Racketeering, Narcotics, And Firearms Offenses Defendants Include Seven Leaders Of Bronx-Based Gang

… According to the Indictment, Leonides Sierra, Richard Gonzalez, Jose Cruz, Carlos Urena, Edwin Ciriaco, Anibal … Henry O. Pena, Dave Mcpherson, Vance Hill, Nelson Jorge-Martinez And Henry Paulino. Antonio Pena and Julio …
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Home-Invasion Robber Sentenced To 20 Years’ Imprisonment

… today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Derrick Diaz, the former leader of a crew of robbers who targeted … narcotics crimes twice, and various other offenses. Of Diaz’s burglary convictions, three involved his breaking …
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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 …