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Bronx Man Admits Role in Distributing Heroin and Fentanyl, Causing Death of 15-Month-Old Child

… Gil, 35; Daury Contreras Ulerio, aka “Majimbou,” 38; and Jose Antonio Vazquez Pena, aka “Tono,” 51 – also of the …
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Niagara Falls man sentenced to 78 months for role in drug conspiracy tied to Sinaloa Cartel

… following a jury trial and is awaiting sentencing; Jose Ruben Gil, aka Unc, aka Ruben Gil Campos, aka Mayor of … Dion Cheatham was convicted and is awaiting sentencing; and Joseph Thompson, aka Jo-Jo, aka Skools, aka Skoolboy, …
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Third major takedown of drug trafficking ring nets 14 arrests

… Keel, 52, Everett   Laura Rodriguez-Moreno, 44, Marysville Jose Morales-Flores, 39, Marysville Omar Israel Morales, 18, …
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Founder and leader of MS-13 clique trafficking guns, arming gang members, trafficking cocaine, and coordinating violence in DC suburbs, sentenced

… attempted murder and racketeering. GREENBELT, Md. – Today, Jose Augustin Salmeron-Larios (a/k/a Joseph Morales-Martinez, Angel Salvador Gutierrez, Yankee, …
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eBay to Pay $59 Million to Settle Controlled Substances Act Allegations Related to Pill Presses Sold Through Its Website

… Vt. – eBay Inc, an e-commerce company headquartered in San Jose, California, has agreed to pay $59 million and to …
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Lowell Gang Member Sentenced to 96 Months for Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracies

… today. Valuable assistance was provided by the DEA-San Jose Task Force as well as the Long Beach (Calif.) and Santa …
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Repeat Offender Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Distributing Drugs for a Transnational Drug Trafficking Ring

… fentanyl pills, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Preston Joseph Smith was arrested in December 2021 in Port Angeles, … dozen others in the fall of 2021. The drug ring, headed by Jose Alfredo Maldonado-Ramirez and Iris Adrianna …
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Indictment charges 14 men with trafficking fentanyl, heroin and cocaine

… 43, of New Haven; Steven Santos , 38, of Bridgeport; Jose Angel Suarez , 36, of Veja Baja, Puerto Rico; Mario …
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Agents Seize $3.5 Million in U.S. Currency and Massive Quantities of Cocaine, Fentanyl, and .50 Caliber Ammunition in Otay Mesa

… district. Jesus Burgos Arias, Juan Alatorre Venegas, and Jose Yee Perez were arrested on November 20, 2020, as a …
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Six ELN members and associates charged with narco-terrorism and international cocaine distribution conspiracy

… authorities arrested Yamit Picon-Rodriguez aka Choncha, 36, Jose Gabriel Alvarez-Ortiz aka Alex, 26, and Henry …
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Indictments against 11 high level Mexican drug cartel members unsealed

… in April 2016 on these charges and is awaiting extradition. Jose Gonzalez-Valencia, aka, “Chepa”:  Gonzalez Valencia, …
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Seven Arrested In El Paso On Federal Drug Trafficking/Firearms Charges

… - Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Acting Special Agent in Charge Dennis … possession with intent to distribute marijuana; 19-year-old Jose Manuel Campa of El Paso - charged with one count of … be brought to justice," stated DEA Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit. “HSI and DEA partnered to strike a hard …
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Gulf Cartel Plaza Boss Heads To Federal Prison

… Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division, U.S. Attorney Kenneth … Cos. It was during this struggle that Cardenas Vela ousted Jose Luis Zuniga, aka Wicho, from leadership of Matamoros …
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22 Defendants Charged For Alleged Roles In Connected Drug Rings Extending From Mexico To Chicago And Across The U.S.

… Ruiz, 36, of Bellwood; Armando Garcia, 38, of Bellwood; and Joseph De La Vega, 52, of Chicago, were allegedly wholesale … with co-defendants Nikkolas Casillo, 28, of Chicago, and Jose Vasquez, 30, of Chicago, to distribute narcotics to …
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61 Latin Kings Gang Members And Associates Arrested And Charged In Connection With A Racketeering And Drug Distribution Scheme Defendants Were Affiliated With The Austin, San Antonio And Uvalde Chapters Of The Gang’s Central Region Of Texas

… of Investigation in San Antonio; Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Drug Enforcement Administration in … “Chip”) 28 Uvalde 1, 2 Jake (aka “Thug”) 24 Uvalde 1, 2 Jose (aka “Creeper”) 30 Uvalde 1, 3 John Andrew (aka …
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DEA Leads Major Narco-Terror Operation

… District of New York announced that five defendants - Jose Americo Bubo Na Tchuto, the former head of the …
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18 Waco Area Aryan Brotherhood Members And Associates Sentenced To Federal Prison For Role In Methamphetamine Distribution Operation

… Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division, Acting United States … - of Flat, TX. Ronnie Knepler - , age 54, of Belton, and Jose Rodriguez - , age 25, a resident alien living in … facilitators of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas,” said Joseph M. Arabit, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug …
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$1 Million Worth Of Methamphetamine Secreted In Candles Seized And Five People Arrested

… Orlando Alcantara, Cindy Carrillo, Santos Minjarez, and Jose Luis Gonzalez-Solis, all of whom conspired to …
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Puerto Rican Drug Kingpin Among Ten Charged Over $1 Million Cocaine Delivery At Times Square Hotel

… cocaine at the time. Rivera also supplied another dealer, Jose Santana, who was arrested on May 6. Santana ran a crew …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against 16 Alleged Members Of Bronx Armed Robbery Crew That Impersonated Police Officers

… the Commissioner of the New York City Police (NYPD), and Joseph A. D’Amico, the Superintendent of the New York State … will be pursued and prosecuted.” NYSP Superintendent Joseph A. D’Amico said: “The collaborative efforts of the … Benjamin Jiminez, Rafael Huerta, Oscar Noriega, Victor Jose Gomez, Joshua Roman, Victor E. Moral, Ramon Jiminez, …
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Wallingford Man Charged with Trafficking 16 Kilograms of Fentanyl into Connecticut

… Administration for New England, today announced that JOSEPH MONTANEZ, also known as “Jose” and “Max,” 44, of Wallingford, has been charged by …
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Dominican National Sentenced to 28 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Meth in the New Hampshire Seacoast

… pending against two of Mendez Carmona’s co-conspirators, Jose Luis Guerrero Nunez and Juan Carlos De Los Santos …
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… 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 - …
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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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Brockton Man Detained After Allegedly Attempting to Purchase 15 Kilograms of Cocaine

… court in Boston on June 24, 2025, on drug charges.     Jose Perez, 47, is charged via a criminal complaint with one …
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Two New Bedford Men With Significant Criminal Histories Charged With Conspiracy To Distribute Controlled Substances

… in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and other drugs. Jose Santiago, 43, and Samuel Rodriguez, 39, were each …
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Accused Drug Cartel Broker, 28 Others Indicted in St. Louis

… says. The indictment says Javier Ramos-Garcia, 50, Jose Coronel-Coss, 28, and Theodore Sigite, 47, were …
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Operation Chopping Block: Two Alleged Gang Members Indicted for Selling 33 Firearms to Undercover Officer

… by Assistant District Attorneys Edward Christian Uy and Joseph Russo of the Violent Criminal Enterprise Bureau, … Supervisor in the Violent Criminal Enterprise Bureau; Jose Arocho, Deputy Bureau Chief of the Violent Criminal …
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Peruvian citizen pleads guilty to role in transnational drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy

…   Cocaine conspiracy > 5 kilograms   87 months in prison Jose Mauricio Ortiz Bolanos 32 Cali, Colombia Cocaine …
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Two members of trafficking organization convicted on money laundering and drug charges

… following a jury trial and is awaiting sentencing; Jose Ruben Gil, aka Unc, aka Ruben Gil Campos, aka Mayor of … Cheatham, was convicted and is awaiting sentencing; and Joseph Thompson, aka Jo-Jo, aka Skools, aka Skoolboy, …