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Operation Mercury Targets Large-Scale Agricultural Marijuana Grows In Six Central Valley CountiesMore Than 400,000 Plants Eradicated Since March 2012

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DEA To Hold Its Third Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Month

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Thirty-Four Individuals Indicted in Eastern Washington

… Rigoberto Escobedo Gonzalez, Travis Michael McGuire, and Jose Alfredo Chavez Arredondo, acted as supervisors to … Arredondo , 34, charged with Conspiracy to Launder Money Jose Alfredo Chavez Arredondo a/k/a “Cuyi,” 43, charged … Conspiracy to Launder Money, Unlawful Animal Fighting Jose Alfredo Ricardo Arredondo a/k/a “Papaz,” 25, charged …

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Ringleader of Central Valley drug trafficking organization sentenced to 20 years prison

… 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 - … to 24 months in prison and 3 years supervised release. Jose Armando Mendoza Linares 42/ Turlock Conspiracy to …

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Multi-Agency Investigation Dismantles Lea County-Based Drug Trafficking Organization

… County-based drug trafficking organization allegedly led by Jose Raul Mendivil-Berrelleza, a Mexican national who … and information sharing. Indictment in United States v. Jose Raul Mendivil-Berrelleza, et al., 17-CR-1913 Summary of … four years and a $250,000 fine. Charges against Defendants Jose Raul Mendivil-Berrelleza, 33, a Mexican national …

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Heroin Investigations Lead To Two Major Seizures: $12 Million Street Value

… New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton and Joseph A. D’Amico, Superintendent of the New York State … heroin addiction.” New York State Police Superintendent Joseph A. D'Amico said, “The work of the New York Drug … 8:10 p.m., officers observed a target of the investigation, Jose Dejesus, enter 1049 Boynton Avenue and come out with a …

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Trial Victory Secured in Largest Single Fentanyl Pill Bust in DEA History

… fentanyl dealer operating in Hobbs and southern New Mexico, Jose Marquez. In November 2024, agents executed a search … Martinez faces up to life in prison. On July 1, 2025, Jose Marquez pled guilty to Conspiracy to Commit a Drug …

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Sacramento Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

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Sacramento Doctor Agrees to Pay $125,000 for Controlled Substances Act Violations at Sutter Imaging Capitol Pavilion

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Coalinga Gang Member Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Meth Distribution and Firearms Trafficking

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Dominican citizen extradited to U.S. for drug trafficking through sham internet pharmacy

… Service (USPIS), James Buthorn, announced today that Jose Francisco Guzman-Cabrera, a citizen of the Dominican … Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said: “As alleged, Jose Francisco Guzman-Cabrera was the kingpin of a drug …

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New Haven Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Cocaine Trafficking Ring

… $102,450 in cash. The investigation revealed that Jose L. Gerena, of New Haven, was supervising the receipt of … a stash house on Exchange Street in New Haven that Gerena, Jose Rodriguez-Caraballo and others used as a hub to …

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Puerto Rico Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine to Connecticut

… Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSE ANGEL SUAREZ, 39, of Veja Baja, Puerto Rico, was … March 7, 2019, a series of intercepted calls revealed that Jose Suarez and Mario Llanos-Ayala had just sold a kilogram …

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KCK Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute More Than 2,600 Kilos of Cocaine

… kilograms of cocaine in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Jose Luis Armendariz-Rascon, also known as “Uncle” or … Zaragoza-Navarrette, 64, of El Paso, delivered cocaine to Jose Armendariz-Rascon, as well as to co-defendants Miguel …

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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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Madera Pharmacist Sentenced to over 7 Years in Prison for Illegally Trafficking Hundreds of Thousands of Opiate Pills

… 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 - … Care Services. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Antonio Pataca and Joseph Barton prosecuted the case. The case was investigated …

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Honduran Drug Dealer Indicted and Detained Pending Trial for Possessing more than a Kilogram of Fentanyl on Multiple Dates in 2023

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Operation Mercury Targets Large-Scale Agricultural Marijuana Grows In Six Central Valley CountiesMore Than 400,000 Plants Eradicated Since March 2012

DEA To Hold Its Third Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Month

Thirty-Four Individuals Indicted in Eastern Washington

Ringleader of Central Valley drug trafficking organization sentenced to 20 years prison

Multi-Agency Investigation Dismantles Lea County-Based Drug Trafficking Organization

Heroin Investigations Lead To Two Major Seizures: $12 Million Street Value

Trial Victory Secured in Largest Single Fentanyl Pill Bust in DEA History

Sacramento Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

Sacramento Doctor Agrees to Pay $125,000 for Controlled Substances Act Violations at Sutter Imaging Capitol Pavilion

Coalinga Gang Member Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Meth Distribution and Firearms Trafficking

Dominican citizen extradited to U.S. for drug trafficking through sham internet pharmacy

New Haven Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Cocaine Trafficking Ring

Puerto Rico Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine to Connecticut

KCK Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute More Than 2,600 Kilos of Cocaine

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

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

Madera Pharmacist Sentenced to over 7 Years in Prison for Illegally Trafficking Hundreds of Thousands of Opiate Pills

Alleged Bay Area Fentanyl Distributor Extradited from Honduras

Two Stockton Men Plead Guilty in a Fentanyl and Meth Pill Trafficking Criminal Enterprise

Tenderloin Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

Concord Resident Charged with Assaulting DEA Agent with a Deadly Weapon and Other Crimes

East Bay Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Opioids Outside the Scope of Medical Practice

Tenderloin Fentanyl Dealer Armed with Ghost Gun Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison

Dark Web Vendor Sentenced to 18 months in Prison for Distributing Meth-Pressed Adderall Pills

Honduran Drug Dealer Indicted and Detained Pending Trial for Possessing more than a Kilogram of Fentanyl on Multiple Dates in 2023

South Texas Dealer Admits to Selling Fentanyl to Teenager Resulting in Death

Former Employee of San Francisco Money Services Business Charged with Conspiring to Launder Drug Proceeds

Santa Rosa Doctor Sentenced to More than Two Years in Prison for Unlawfully Prescribing Fentanyl and Oxycodone

Berkeley Resident Sentenced to Four Years in Prison in Tenderloin Fentanyl Distribution Scheme

Aryan Brotherhood Associate Pleads Guilty to a Racketeering Conspiracy