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Multi-County Marijuana Prosecutions

March 11, 2013
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … According to court documents, Dunn and his co-defendants Joseph Taylor, 51, Dustin York, 33, also of Thousand Oaks, … search warrants in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, where Joseph Nolan, 56, of Oak Park in Ventura County, was …
March 11, 2013
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U.S. Attorney Announces Law Enforcement Actions Directed at Fentanyl Trafficking in Santa Cruz County

July 16, 2024
… 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. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern …
July 16, 2024
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Task Force Investigation Results In Federal Drug Charges Against Gang Members And Associates That Operated In The San Gabriel And Antelope Valleys

December 12, 2013
… Ayala was being supplied with methamphetamine by defendant Jose Villa, also known as "Kex," and additional defendants … Ricardo Garcia, Jr., aka "Grumpy," 21, Lancaster, Arrested Jose Salvador Villa, 37, West Covina, Arrested Dora Alicia … 26, Norwalk, Fugitive RELEASE OF NAME PENDING, Fugitive  Jose Daniel Rivera, aka "Clumsy", already in federal custody …
December 12, 2013
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Jury Convicts Former Bakersfield Marijuana Store Owner

July 22, 2016
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division …
July 22, 2016
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Three Bakersfield Brothers Charged With Manufacturing And Distributing Synthetic Cannabinoids

July 25, 2016
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division …
July 25, 2016
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Seventeen Indicted For Firearms And Drug Trafficking Following Multiagency Sweep In Fresno

July 28, 2016
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division …
July 28, 2016
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Member of crack and fentanyl trafficking network in Rochester, NY pleads guilty

August 14, 2019
… of a drug trafficking organization led by co-defendant Jose Casado. Between December 2017 and May 2019, the … located on Clifford Avenue and Treyer Street in Rochester. Jose Casado would obtain bulk quantities of fentanyl, … be sold to individual drug users. Drug users would contact Jose Casado directly via cellular phone to order quantities …
August 14, 2019
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20 Indicted on Meth Trafficking and Firearms Charges

April 16, 2021
… Anthony Gutierrez, aka Cuzzo, age 34 of San Juan; Jose Francisco Gutierrez, age 33 of Killeen; Sarah Elizabeth … and local authorities arrested 13 of the above defendants. Jose Gutierrez, Crigger and Lewis were already in custody … and half a dozen firearms. Anthony Gutierrez, Jose Gutierrez, Crigger, Gentile, Sutton and Warrick face …
April 16, 2021
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Thirteen defendants charged in cross-bay drug trafficking conspiracy

August 07, 2019
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … Osorto, Brayan Martinez, Josue Natanael Perdomo Moreno, Jose Franklin Rodriguez Garcia, Cesar Estrada Cruz, Arnold …
August 07, 2019
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28 People Indicted In Ashtabula, Ohio Multi-Kilo Cocaine Trafficking Ring

March 15, 2011
… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Toledo Joseph O. Dixon Domestic Ohio and Michigan Additional … 8, 2010, defendants Francisco Felix-Felix, Ricardo Apodaca, Jose Miguel Cardenas, and Carlos Felix arranged for multiple …
March 15, 2011
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Large Northern Ohio Drug Trafficking Group Faces Multiple Charges In Federal Court

October 12, 2016
… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Toledo Joseph O. Dixon Domestic Ohio and Michigan Additional … Carver, 36, of Yonkers, N.Y.; Van Herron, 34, of Cleveland; Jose Hernandez, 55, of Chicago; Octavio Rodrigo, 60, of … Ohio. Acosta obtained heroin from suppliers in Chicago. Jose Hernandez supplied vehicles with after-market trap …
October 12, 2016
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South Laredo Trafficking Group Indicted

June 10, 2014
… Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit and  United States Attorney Kenneth … 20 Jesus Rosendo Garcia-Melendez aka “Goldy,” 21 Juan Jose Melendez aka “Pelon,” 31 Maria Guadalupe Melendez aka … of Public Safety. Assistant United States Attorney José Angel Moreno is prosecuting this case. An indictment is …
June 10, 2014
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Head Of The Quintero Drug Trafficking Enterprise Convicted

June 28, 2011
… 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov SAN ANTONIO, TX - Juan Jose Quintero-Payan, 69, of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit (RICO), José Angel Moreno and John E. Murphy, United States … of all those involved in the drive to bring Juan Jose Quintero-Payan to justice is quite an achievement. Our …
June 28, 2011
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Major Cocaine Trafficking Network Impacting Colorado And The Mountain West United States Dismantled

September 27, 2012
… 20, 2012, Gustavo Andrade-Santos, Ascencion Baez-Lopez, Jose Caballero-Martin, Juan Cantu-Bojorquez, Juan Diaz-Ojeda, Simon Diaz-Vera, Ramon Espinoza-Vasquez, Jose Melgoza-Alvarez, Pablo Ivan Morales-Martinez, and … Pablo Ivan Morales-Martinez, Gerardo Martinez-Monroy, and Jose Caballero-Martin. In the execution of two search …
September 27, 2012
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Two Individuals Indicted For Importation Of Approximately 1,500 Kilograms Of Cocaine

December 20, 2013
… Today the defendants appeared before US District Judge José A. Fusté for the bail hearing and were detained pending …
December 20, 2013
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29 Individuals Indicted For Drug Trafficking In Patillas, PR

April 22, 2015
… aka “Yauti;” Roberto Martínez-Rivera, aka “Picu;” José M. Del Valle-Sánchez, aka “Jossie;” Eric J. …
April 22, 2015
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Ten Indicted In Drug Distribution Conspiracy

November 25, 2014
… to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine:             Jose Arias Jurado, 55, of Springfield, Tenn;             … 500 grams or more of cocaine:             Felipe Esquirel, Jose Arias Jurado.             Possession with intent to … Maurico. Conspiracy to commit money laundering:             Jose Arias Jurado; Felipe Esquirel; Abel Conejo; and Rene …
November 25, 2014
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Federal And State Authorities Arrest 15 Individuals On Federal Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Charges

June 17, 2016
… Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division. Those arrested include: … Villarreal-(aka “Mundo”), 45 Iza Corina Flores-Alanis, 36 Jose Luis Villarreal-(aka “Nune”), 32 Jesus Jaime Andrade, … 27 Nancy Isela Villarreal-Gonzalez, 51 Jose Luis Villarreal-(aka “El Cosas”), 57 A nine-count …
June 17, 2016
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Park Slope Heroin Rings Dismantled In Operation Sin City

April 29, 2011
… the area, his two closest associates, Francisco Perez and Jose Trinidad, were apprehended on Tuesday. Police made one … Wittner remanded both Edwin Perez and Francisco Perez. Jose Trinidad was held on $500,000 bail. Officers who … and arrested in connection with the investigation were Jose Negron, Max Rodriguez, Armando Zecena and Christian …
April 29, 2011
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Sixteen Defendants Charged In Criminal Complaints Alleging Broad-Ranging Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

August 26, 2016
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu in San Jose. The prosecution is the result of an investigation by …
August 26, 2016
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Worldwide Drug Trafficker Sentenced

February 20, 2014
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … sentence reflects the seriousness of this crime,” said José M. Martínez, Special Agent in Charge, IRS-Criminal …
February 20, 2014
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Joint Law Enforcement Operation Arrested Six Individuals On Drug Charges In The East Bay, One In Fresno

May 30, 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; U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Inspector …
May 30, 2014
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Thirteen Defendants Indicted In State-Wide Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

November 24, 2015
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … 43, of Patterson Jesus Guadalupe Rojas, 29, of Delhi Jose Armando Mendoza Linares, 39, of Turlock According to …
November 24, 2015
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13 Indicted In Multimillion Dollar Interstate Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

April 18, 2013
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … IRS-CI Special Agent in Charge of the Oakland Field Office, José M. Martínez stated: “Structuring financial transactions …
April 18, 2013
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Two Brooklyn Men Indicted For Distributing Heroin And Cocaine On Dark Web Marketplace AlphaBay

August 11, 2016
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division …
August 11, 2016
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DEA-Led Synthetic Designer Drug Takedown Project Synergy III Results In Guilty Plea, Forfeiture Of Millions

May 22, 2017
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division …
May 22, 2017
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Former Bakersfield Marijuana Store Owner Sentenced To Five Years

June 05, 2017
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division …
June 05, 2017
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Sacramento Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Fentanyl and Meth Trafficking

July 21, 2025
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … to one of the organization’s leaders, co-defendant Jose Lopez-Zamora, which law enforcement later seized from … terms of imprisonment ranging from 19 months to 27 years. Jose Aguilar Saucedo is scheduled to be sentenced on July …
July 21, 2025
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Monterey County Man who Sold Fentanyl-Laced Pills Resulting in Overdose Death of a Minor Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Prison

June 10, 2025
… 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. – Edward Tellez Solis, aka Edward Telles Solis, …
June 10, 2025
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South Texas Dealer Sentenced for Selling Fentanyl to Teenager Resulting in Death

January 15, 2025
… 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 …
January 15, 2025