PRESS RELEASE

Jury convicts three men of trafficking $28 million of cocaine

… after a weeklong trial before U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez.    “These traffickers attempted to smuggle more …
PRESS RELEASE

Law enforcement arrest eight involved in drug trafficking organization operating in and around Union County

… Monroe, N.C. Luis David Bravo, 36, of Monroe, N.C. Miguel Benitez Castrejon, 39, of Monroe, N.C. Matilde Isaias Cruz …
PRESS RELEASE

Scuba Diver Smuggles 55 Pounds Of Cocaine In Under Water/Cross Border Tunnel

… 7, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. before U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez. On April 25, 2015, Border Patrol agents were …
PRESS RELEASE

Mariah Ferry and Jose Torrez plead guilty to federal kidnapping charges for abducting and brutally beating two victims suspected of stealing drugs and money

… Mariah Ferry and Jose Torrez plead guilty to federal kidnapping charges for … - (432) 686-4085 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Mariah Ferry, 21, and Jose Torrez, 47, of Albuquerque pleaded guilty in federal …
PRESS RELEASE

Two Indicted For Growing 5,000 Marijuana Plants On Federal Lands

… to a marijuana grow on federal land in Jackson County. Humberto Salgado-Salgado, 36, and Juan Albert …
PRESS RELEASE

Three men sentenced for attempting to smuggle $28 million of cocaine on the high seas

… defendants on all charges.   U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez handed down significant custodial sentences for …
PRESS RELEASE

Four Ecuadorian Nationals Trafficking Over 700 Kilos of Cocaine, Intercepted

… complaint filed earlier this year, Julio Luis Rosado Benitez, 47; Maunel Alexi Quijije Mero, 26; Oscar Arcenio …
PRESS RELEASE

Eight Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Prison

… in prison and two years of supervised release. Miguel Benitez Castrejon, 40, of Monroe, N.C. was sentenced to 97 …
PRESS RELEASE

Two Sentenced For Port Arthur Drug Deal

… Juan Carlos Chavez-Delgado, 30, of Houston, and Alvaro Humberto Jimenez, 57, of Mission, Texas, pleaded guilty in …
PRESS RELEASE

Eleven People Indicted In Monroe County Drug Conspiracy

… at least May 2015 to July of this year, Joseph Morales, Humberto Morales-Delgado, both of Pocono Summit, PA; Matthew …
PRESS RELEASE

Car stop led to arrest of two men on drug charges

… Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Juan Humberto Martinez-Vega, 47, and Giovani Ramirez-Soto, 26, …
PRESS RELEASE

Two men arrested on methamphetamine charges

… U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s announced that Juan Humberto Martinez-Vega, 47, and Giovani Ramirez-Soto, 26, …
PRESS RELEASE

Nogales Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Possessing With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine

… - 571-324-7218 Yuma - 571-324-7324 TUCSON, Ariz. –Sergio Humberto Ramos, 73, of Nogales, was sentenced last week by …
PRESS RELEASE

Brokerage Accounts Used To Launder Drug Proceeds Forfeited

… BVI by Laura Avila-Barraza, the widow of drug trafficker Humberto Ojeda-Barraza, and other family members.  In …
PRESS RELEASE

Farmer Branch Man Sentenced To Serve A Total Of 128 Months In Federal Prison On Drug Charges

… City - (605) 434-4947 Sioux Falls - (605) 330-4421 DALLAS - Jose Humberto Solis, 39, of Farmers Branch, Texas, was …
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican citizen pleads guilty to drug conspiracy in Western District of New York

… and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr.announced today that Humberto Martinez-Vega, 48, a citizen of Mexico, pleaded …
PRESS RELEASE

New Jersey Real Estate Investor and Online Influencer Charged with Multimillion-Dollar Investment Fraud Scheme

… and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Cesar Humberto Pina, 45, of Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, is charged …
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Distribution Takedowns in Seattle Area Result in 18 Arrests and More Than 3.4 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Seized

… drug distribution and illegal firearms charges: Luis Humberto Lamas-Guzman, 25, of Lynnwood, Washington Eduardo …
PRESS RELEASE

Six arrested after DEA Task Force investigation into fentanyl trafficking ring

… DANIEL ESTREMERA , 40, of East Hartford GILDARDO PEREZ-BENITEZ , also known as “Jesus Ayon,” 51, of North Canaan …
PRESS RELEASE

Buffalo man sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in drug trafficking organization

… trafficking organization led by co-defendant Cesar Rivera-Figueroa. In August of 2017, the defendant received a …
PRESS RELEASE

Man sentenced for his role in Puerto Rico to Buffalo cocaine trafficking operation

… with co-defendants Leitscha Poncedeleon and Carlos Javier Figueroa regarding the shipment of cocaine from Puerto Rico …
PRESS RELEASE

Murder-For-Hire Plot Foiled Againist a DEA Task Force Officer

… federal grand jury indicted Manual Garcia Gomez, 22, Jorge Humberto Velazco Larios, 27, Eva Denisse Gomez Garcia, 38, …
PRESS RELEASE

Meth Dealers Who Plotted to Kill DEA Agent Plead Guilty

… of Dallas Field Division Manuel Gomez-Garcia, 35, and Jorge Humberto Velazco Larios, 29, were indicted in the summer of …
PRESS RELEASE

Seven Drug Traffickers Charged In Oxycodone Distribution Ring

… charges are: Deborah Smith, Charles Taylor, Austin Gunter, Humberto Corral, Deanna (not arrested), Kevin Smith, Shenna …
PRESS RELEASE

Year-Long Wiretap Investigation Results in Four Arrests and Kilogram Seizures of Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Heroin, and Cocaine

… 37, a citizen of Mexico residing in Kent, Washington. Humberto Lopez Rodriguez, 30, a citizen of Mexico, formerly … 39, a citizen of Mexico, residing in Renton, Washington. Jose Luis Villafañe Osorio, 35, a citizen of Colombia, …
PRESS RELEASE

Owner Of New Jersey Company Admits to Evading U.S. Customs Duties and His Company Agrees to a $3.1 Million Settlement Agreement

… a portion of the government’s recovery. The relator, Angel Figueroa, will receive $600,000 of the $3.1 million civil …
PRESS RELEASE

Illinois Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth

… guilty and will be sentenced on Sept. 13, 2023. Juan Carlos Figueroa-Ramirez, a.k.a. “Max,” pleaded guilty and will be …
PRESS RELEASE

Authorities Arrest 24 In Maverick And Zavala Counties On Federal Charges

… Jr., Pura Esquivel, Teresa Lopez, Angel Ramirez, Gerardo Figueroa, Robert Telles, Ramiro Ramirez, Ronald Davalos, …
PRESS RELEASE

Eleven Defendants Taken Into Custody Following Early Morning Roundup, A 12th Defendant Still Being Sought By Police

… an indictment and arrested this morning were: Cesar Rivera-Figueroa, aka Fat Boy, 26; Jenhsen Rodriguez, aka Compa; …
PRESS RELEASE

Fourteen Charged With Heroin And Cocaine Trafficking In The Bronx And Across The Hudson Valley

… a/k/a “E,” 28, ANTHONY CESPEDES, a/k/a “Anth,” 27, MICHAEL FIGUEROA, a/k/a “Scooby,” 36, BRADLEY FRIEDLANDER, 30, …