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Major Player In Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 12 A½ Years In Federal Prison

September 29, 2016
… States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas. Jose Mendez-Alvarado, 39, of Fort Smith, was sentenced to … of methamphetamine were being distributed in the area by Jose Mendez-Alvarado, and other members of a drug … members of this drug trafficking organization, to include Jose Mendez-Alvarado, should be a warning to anyone thinking …
September 29, 2016
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Federal Grand Jury Charges Multiple Defendants With Racketeering, Extortion, And Narcotics Crimes

March 03, 2011
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … Highway Patrol, Berkeley Police Department, and San Jose Police Department arrested 14 of the defendants charged …
March 03, 2011
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East Bay Doctor Indicted For Health Care Fraud And Distribution Of Controlled Substances

April 11, 2014
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … Service, Criminal Investigation, Special Agent in Charge José M. Martinez. According to the Indictment, from October …
April 11, 2014
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Former Fresno Police Department Detective And Fresno Marijuana Trafficker Plead Guilty To Bribery Conspiracy

February 25, 2015
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … said IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge José M. Martinez.   “Instead, he used his position for …
February 25, 2015
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Former Fresno Police Department Detective And Fresno Marijuana Trafficker Sentenced To Federal Prison For Bribery Conspiracy

May 04, 2015
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … said IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge José M. Martinez.  “Mr. Kumagai used his position for …
May 04, 2015
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Methamphetamine Traffickers Sentenced To 23 Years And 17 Years In Prison

May 20, 2015
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … Info Community Outreach: Akilah Johnson 571-387-5018 SAN JOSE, Calif. - Salvador Espinoza-Patino and Alejandro …
May 20, 2015
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Central Valley Drug Trafficking Group Indicted

July 10, 2015
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … and marijuana. The defendants named in the indictment are: Jose Manuel Valdez Torres, 39, fugitive, of Delano/Phoenix; …
July 10, 2015
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Kern County Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Cocaine Smuggling

July 27, 2015
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … cash to be forfeited FRESNO, Calif. - Jimmy Gil, aka Joselin Jimelet Gil Sanchez, aka Joselin Gil, aka Gilberto Sanchez, 35, of Shafter, was …
July 27, 2015
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Three Men Sentenced Today For Drug Trafficking In Kern County

October 19, 2015
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … in Charge John J. Martin announced. In the first case, Jose Mojarro Cruz, aka Shyboy, 28, of Bakersfield was …
October 19, 2015
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12 Members Of Drug Trafficking Operation Sentenced To Total Of Over 80 Years In Federal Prison

June 24, 2016
… were being distributed in the area by Armando Picazo, Jose (who has pleaded guilty and will be sentenced at later … for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine   •           Joseph Glenn Kutter, age 31 of Van Buren, was sentenced to … for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine   •           Jose Quinones, age 37, of Fort Smith, was sentenced to 24 …
June 24, 2016
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More Than Two Dozen Connecticut Residents Charged With Drug Trafficking Offenses

November 16, 2011
… Maltby Place, New Haven, JOEL CODERO-SANTIAGO - , a.k.a. “Jose,” 28, of the Bronx, N.Y., ALBERTO DELGADO - , a.k.a. … Hartford, SERGIO RUBIO - , 44, of Walnut Street, Enfield, JOSE HERNANDEZ - , a.k.a. “Chieto, “33, of Cherry Street, …
November 16, 2011
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Riverside County Man Sentenced to over 11 Years in Prison for Trafficking Cocaine and Heroin

June 24, 2025
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … kilograms of heroin hidden in car's roof FRESNO, Calif. — Jose Miguel Perez, 42, of Corona, was sentenced today by …
June 24, 2025
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Mexican drug cartel member receives 216-month prison sentence

May 10, 2019
… including Carlos Alberto Riestra, Jesus Valdonado Castro, Jose Zamora, Jesus Ivan Riestra Delgado, in furtherance of … Riestra and his co-conspirators, including co-defendants Jose Manuel Lua-Guizar, Gerardo Ballardo, Enrique Munoz, … been convicted in this case. Defendants Enrique Munoz and Jose Manuel Lua-Guizar were also recently sentenced to 63 …
May 10, 2019
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Three defendants sentenced for role in drug conspiracy linked to a Mexican drug cartel

May 10, 2019
… including Carlos Alberto Riestra, Jesus Valdonado Castro, Jose Zamora and Jesus Ivan Riestra Delgado, in furtherance … Riestra and his co-conspirators, including co-defendants Jose Manuel Lua-Guizar, Gerardo Ballardo, Enrique Munoz, … been convicted in this case. Defendants Enrique Munoz and Jose Manuel Lua-Guizar were also recently sentenced to 63 …
May 10, 2019
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Honduran National Extradited to the United States for Fentanyl Trafficking

January 24, 2025
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … Arteaga Cruz, Carlos Samir Colindrez-Erazo, and Aronis Jose Hernandez Aguilar – have been charged in the same …
January 24, 2025
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Oakland Money Services Business Owner Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering

January 17, 2025
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … Outreach: Akilah Johnson 571-387-5018 OAKLAND, Calif. – Jose Luis Garcia, the co-owner of Envios Express, a money …
January 17, 2025
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Mexican National Sentenced to 30 Years for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine

January 24, 2024
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … to plead guilty and be sentenced in this case, including Jose Pantoja-Estrada, Luis Rios-Garcia, Georgina …
January 24, 2024
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Six Arrested for Trafficking Methamphetamine and Heroin in Bakersfield

April 27, 2022
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … Torres, 30; all citizens of Mexico residing in Bakersfield; Jose Angel Beltran-Chaidez, 66, of Bakersfield; and Alberto …
April 27, 2022
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Man Indicted for Trafficking Over 220 Pounds of Methamphetamine

February 24, 2022
… on February 6th, 2022. Defendant charged Charged defendant Jose Eleno Luna-Arellanes.  PHOENIX -  Jose Eleno Luna-Arellanes aka Carlos Luna Arellanes has been …
February 24, 2022
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Southern California Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine from Mexico to Modesto

January 18, 2022
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … Valencia-Hernandez, 66, both of Michoacán, Mexico; and Jose Reyes-Pineda, 49, of Anaheim were charged with …
January 18, 2022
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Interpreter in Federal Criminal Investigation Charged with Disclosing Investigation and Court-Ordered Wiretap to Targeted Drug Dealer

February 17, 2021
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … Info Community Outreach: Akilah Johnson 571-387-5018 SAN JOSE, Calif . – Liliana Moreno, a Spanish translator hired …
February 17, 2021
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14 Mexican Citizens And 3 U.S. Citizens Indicted In Heroin And Meth Conspiracy That Stretched Across North America

March 31, 2017
… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Toledo Joseph O. Dixon Domestic Ohio and Michigan Additional … Columbus Police Chief Kim Jacobs, Westerville Police Chief Joseph Morbitzer and Pickerington Police Chief Mike Taylor … back to at least December of 2015. One defendant, Jose Hernandez, was also charged with allegedly possessing a …
March 31, 2017
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Puerto Rican Drug Lord And His Brother Convicted Of Conspiracy To Possess With Intent To Distribute Controlled Substances

April 26, 2011
… and the street level distribution of the same within the José Celso Barbosa and Sierra Linda Public Housing Projects …
April 26, 2011
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DEA, ICE, PRPD Arrests Four Individuals For Participation In Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

May 10, 2011
… The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney José Capó-Iriarte. If convicted, the defendants could face …
May 10, 2011
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16 Individuals Indicted For Drug Trafficking

August 21, 2014
… Antonio Torres-González, aka “Gabriel”; Armando Duran; José Aníbal Rivera-Fuentes, aka “Luis,” “La Negra”; …
August 21, 2014
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Texas “Mexikan” Mafia Members Get Long Prison Sentences TMM Describes Itself As A Criminal Organization Dealing In Drugs, Firearms, Assassination Contracts, Prostitution, Robbery

June 27, 2017
… of Corpus Christi, Eusebio Castillo, 37, of Taft, and Roman Jose Zapata II, 33, of Corpus Christi, received respective … conspiracy include David Joe Maseda Jr., 38, of Houston; Jose Mireles, 34, of Ingleside; Robert Anthony Trevino, 52, Jose Jesus Toledo, 41, Abelardo Pena, 49, all of Victoria; …
June 27, 2017
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Los Banos Trucking Company Owners Sent To Prison For Tax & Bribery Conspiracy

March 21, 2011
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … USA Express Cab, Kulwant Lasher’s taxicab business in San Jose, and personal expenses, including life insurance, golf …
March 21, 2011
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23 Charged In Drug Distribution Conspiracy And Related Crimes

May 17, 2017
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … searches took place in San Francisco, Daly City, and San Jose.  The first district court appearance for defendants is …
May 17, 2017
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Synthetic Drug Dealers With Central Valley Connection Arrested

May 07, 2014
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … Service, Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Jose Martinez, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, …
May 07, 2014
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Danville Real Estate Agent Charged In Bank Fraud And Money Laundering Scheme

October 04, 2014
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … Service, Criminal Investigation, Special Agent in Charge José M. Martinez. According to the superseding indictment, …
October 04, 2014