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September 30, 2025

… | United States Department of Justice ). On June 20, 2025, Jose Gonzalez-Valencia was sentenced to 30 years in federal … to the United States. As one of Los Cuinis’ top leaders, Jose Gonzalez-Valencia directed acts of extreme violence in …

September 30, 2025

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South Texas Dealer Sentenced for Selling Fentanyl to Teenager Resulting in Death

… the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Jose Antonio Carlos III aka Jose Carlos pleaded guilty Jan. 4, 2024, to distributing … of how young the victim was, it still didn't stop Jose Carlos from selling deadly fentanyl to the victim" said …

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Jury Convicts Vallejo Man of Drug and Gun Offenses

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Jury Convicts Illegal Alien who Distributed Cocaine and Machine Guns from Home

… Laredo. At that time, they found Garcia-Guajardo along with Jose Guadalupe Hernandez-Garza, a 26-year-old illegal alien …

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Woman Who Managed On-Demand Drug Delivery Service that Catered to Students and Young Professionals Sentenced to Over Four Years in Federal Prison

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Sacramento Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Heroin Trafficking

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Foreign National Extradited from Mexico to the United States to Face Fentanyl Trafficking Charges

… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … Oakland - (510) 637-5600 Sacramento - (916) 480-7100 San Jose - (408) 282-3400 Santa Rosa - (707) 837-2324 Stockton - … DTO in Sacramento was Lopez Zamora’s brother, co-defendant Jose Lopez-Zamora. From at least May 2019 until January …

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Sinaloa Cartel-Connected Drug Distribution Ring That Used Semi-Trucks to Transport Huge Loads Disrupted With Multiple Arrests

… the drug trafficking ring named in the indictment include: Jose Mejia Ortiz, 30, a citizen of Mexico, a courier and … powder stamped with a swastika as well as $50,000 in cash. Jose Felix German, 34, a Mexican citizen, was charged with …

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Fresno County Resident Charged with Federal Gun and Drug Crimes

… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … Oakland - (510) 637-5600 Sacramento - (916) 480-7100 San Jose - (408) 282-3400 Santa Rosa - (707) 837-2324 Stockton - … jury returned a superseding indictment today against David Joseph Yama, 41, of Reedley, adding charges of possession of …

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Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking

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DEA Seizes Record-Breaking 2.7 Million Fentanyl Pills

… 42, George Navarette-Ramirez , 25, Alex Anthony Martinez , Jose Luis Marquez , Nicholas Tanner , Brian Sanchez , … , Bruce Sedillo , Francisco Garcia , and Nicholas Tanner . Jose Luis Marquez and Bruce Sedillo are each charged with …

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Eleven Charged in Bristol Area Drug Trafficking Ring; Several Overdose Deaths Connected

… OCASIO , also known as “J” and “Jim,” 30, of Middletown JOSE ROSADO-ORTIZ , 29, of Manchester RYAN JASSOR , 30, of …

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Sacramento Man Sentenced to over 13 Years in Prison for Fentanyl and Heroin Trafficking and Illegal Weapons Possession Charges

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Mexican National Sentenced to Over 8 Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine

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Brothers Who Led a Massive Meth Distribution Ring Sentenced to Significant Prison Time

… According to records filed in the case, brothers Jesus and Jose Venegas-Gatica pleaded guilty to drug distribution … since at least 2012. The criminal complaint details Jose Venegas-Gatica’s arrest in 2019 in Kitsap County with 20 pounds of meth. Jose Venegas-Gatica fled and used aliases to return to drug …

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Three Men Indicted, Nearly 1,400 Pounds of Methamphetamine Seized, and Two Methamphetamine Labs Dismantled

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Two Defendants Extradited from Honduras Sentenced to Multiple Years for Drug Trafficking in the Bay Area

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Leader Of Multi-State Polydrug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Nearly Two Decades in Prison for Drug Conspiracy, Illegal Possession of Firearms and Money Laundering

… that distributed fentanyl, fentanyl analogue and cocaine. Joseph Correa, 35, was sentenced by on Friday, June 6, 2025, … local suppliers, and that he and co-defendants and brothers Jose Martinez and Luis Martinez regularly traveled to Puerto … been converted into a fully automatic weapon. In May 2024, Jose Martinez was sentenced to 90 months in prison, to be …

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Fresno County Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl

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U.S. Attorney Announces Law Enforcement Actions Directed at Fentanyl Trafficking in Santa Cruz County

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Taxi Driver From Lawrence Convicted of Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… conspiracy involving methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine. Jose Dolores Batista, 65, was convicted on Nov. 20, 2025 of …

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Fresno Man Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl That Caused Overdose Death

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Oak Park Gang Members and Drug Suppliers Charged with Drug and Firearm Offenses

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Dominican National Indicted for Fentanyl Distribution While On Supervised Release For Drug Trafficking Conviction

… heroin and cocaine. Wagner Ismael Mejia Sanchez, a/k/a “Jose F. Rosario,” a/k/a “Jose Majimbe,” 39, was indicted on one count of distribution …

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Second Mexican National Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy

… prison without parole. His brother and co-defendant, Jose Alfredo Renteria-Rojas, 34, a citizen of Mexico … months in federal prison without parole. Both Gustavo and Jose Renteria-Rojas have pleaded guilty to one count of … a white 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SE on April 5, 2021, and Jose Renteria-Rojas was a passenger in the vehicle, which …

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Vacaville Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Firearm Possession and Manufacturing DMT

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DEA Operation Overdrive Targets Fentanyl Traffickers on the Yakama Nation Indian Reservation, Thirteen Charged, Thousands of Pounds of Drugs Seized

… and More of Actual (Pure) Methamphetamine (three counts) Jose Francisco Aguirre, age 56, pleaded guilty to … Actual (Pure) Methamphetamine; sentencing in July 2025. Jose Caudillo-Ascencio, age 23 charged with Possession with …

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Justice Department Sues Stockton-based Nurse Practitioner to Stop Her Sale of Illegal Opioid Prescriptions

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Bronx Man Indicted as a Major Trafficker Following Seizure of 110 Pounds of Cocaine from Tractor-Trailer in Virginia

… by the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor charges Jose DelaCruz with Operating as a Major Trafficker, … Investigations New York, announced the indictment today as Jose DelaCruz appeared before Manhattan Supreme Court … 27 and September 30, 2021, a wiretap investigation revealed Jose DelaCruz allegedly engaged in a series of phone …

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A Look Back at Fentanyl Prosecutions in 2023

… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … Oakland - (510) 637-5600 Sacramento - (916) 480-7100 San Jose - (408) 282-3400 Santa Rosa - (707) 837-2324 Stockton - … Laurel J. Montoya prosecuted the case. On Oct. 30, 2023, Jose Santana , 46, of Shafter, in Kern County, was sentenced …