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Barrio Azteca Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Racketeering Conspiracy

… of the FBI's El Paso, Texas, Office announced today. Luis Humberto Hernandez Celis, aka Pac, 32, of El Paso, pleaded …
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Barrio Azteca Gang Associate Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Participating In Racketeering Conspiracy

… racketeering conspiracy and drug trafficking offenses. Luis Humberto Hernandez Celis, aka Pac, 32, of El Paso, was …
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Six Arrested In El Paso On Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

… 9, 2011, include: Abraham Melendez, 21, of El Paso; Miguel Humberto Lerma, 27, of El Paso; Ruben Salcedo, 35, of San …
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U.S. Attorney's Office and DEA Announce Federal Charges Against Albuquerque Based Drug Trafficking Organization

… Tomas Rubalcaba , 45, Joaquin Rubalcada , 40, and Humberto Gastelum , 65, appeared before a federal judge last …
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Indictment targeting massive international cocaine conspiracy unsealed with arrival in U.S. of extradited Colombian kingpin

… the arrests of a number of fugitives, including Angel Humberto Chavez-Gastelum, the alleged ringleader of the …
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Major law enforcement operation dismantles multi-million dollar drug trafficking network in Rochester

… Amante Santiago, A/K/A/ "Cholo;" Shaumyk Santiago; Natasha Figueroa; Enrique Medina, A/K/A/ "Ricky Rose;" Alexis …
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Colombian National Pleads Guilty To Kidnapping And Murder Of DEA Agent Terry Watson

… involvement in the murder of Special Agent Watson. Gerardo Figueroa Sepulveda, 39; Omar Fabian Valdes Gualtero, 27; …
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Major Cocaine Supplier For The East Coast Extradited From Puerto Rico To New York City: Six Charged In Long-term Investigation

… network, including his son Leonardo Maisonet-Figueroa and brother Victor Manuel Roman-Ramos, both of …
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Colombian Money Broker Sentenced to Nearly a Decade in Prison for Role in International Money Laundering Conspiracy

… States, Caribbean and European banking systems. Jaime Humberto Mejia-Bencardino, 62, was sentenced by U.S. …
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NDNY launches human trafficking task force with local, federal, and state law enforcement partners

… assist in any way we are able.” Ulster County Sheriff Juan Figueroa said, “I want to express my appreciation to the US …
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Seventeen Alleged Members And Associates Of MS-13 Indicted For Murder, Conspiracy To Commit Murder, Drug Trafficking

… Kevin Cuevas Del Cid a/k/a “Creeper” and Augustine Benitez a/k/a “Olvidado” conspired to lure a victim into the …
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Sixteen Individuals Plead Guilty in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy “Operation Titan Fall”

… cocaine 11/29/22 2/13/23 15 years to life Vilnarie Figueroa-Matos 5 kilograms cocaine 1/30/23 4/17/23 10 years …
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Lone American Living in Tukwila Indicted in International Drug Trafficking Investigation Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

… sentenced to ten years in prison in May 2025 . Defendant Humberto Lopez Rodriguez, 30, a citizen of Mexico, formerly …
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Man Pleads Guilty To Impersonating DEA Agent And Securities Fraud

… 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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Heroin Traffickers Arrested

… 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 - … Benjamin B. Wagner announced. The indictment charges Jose Martinez-Gonzalez, 38, of Bakersfield; Porfiro Farias, …
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Last Of Four Methamphetamine Traffickers Sentenced To 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 - … Calif. - The last of four methamphetamine traffickers, Jose Angel Martinez Chairez, 39, was sentenced today to 10 …
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Bronx Man Indicted as a Major Trafficker Following Seizure of 110 Pounds of Cocaine from Tractor-Trailer in Virginia

… by the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor charges Jose DelaCruz with Operating as a Major Trafficker, … Investigations New York, announced the indictment today as Jose DelaCruz appeared before Manhattan Supreme Court … 27 and September 30, 2021, a wiretap investigation revealed Jose DelaCruz allegedly engaged in a series of phone …
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Four Indicted In 30 Lb. Methamphetamine Seizure In Anderson, CA

… 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 - … jury returned a two-count indictment today, charging San Jose residents Jose Angel Martinez Chairez, 38; Angel Avilio …
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South Bay Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced To Ten Years In 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 - …
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South Bay drug trafficker sentenced to 45 months 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 - …
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Former Sheriff’s Deputies, Convicted Felons, Indicted For Drug Conspiracy, Firearms Possession

… in relation to this case were Jerry Tovar, 39, and Jose Luis Tovar, 47 both of Mission, Texas. Silva and Jerry and Jose Luis Tovar remain in federal custody following their … A separate criminal complaint filed against Jerry and Jose Luis Tovar alleges the brothers sold undercover federal …
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Nineteen South Bay Residents Charged in Alleged Scheme to Funnel Drugs into U.S. and Firearms to Mexico

… 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 - … conspiracies—one to transport drugs from Mexico to the San Jose Area, the other to transport firearms illegally from …
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Eight members of South Bay-based drug trafficking organizations charged in federal indictments

… 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 - … 6, 2019, and February 11, 2020, in the areas of San Jose and Tracy, California. In addition to the two …
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Second Mexican National Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy

… prison without parole. His brother and co-defendant, Jose Alfredo Renteria-Rojas, 34, a citizen of Mexico … months in federal prison without parole. Both Gustavo and Jose Renteria-Rojas have pleaded guilty to one count of … a white 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SE on April 5, 2021, and Jose Renteria-Rojas was a passenger in the vehicle, which …
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More Than 570 Pounds Of Crystal Methamphetamine Seized

… 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 - … on the federal indictment appeared in federal court in San Jose before U. S. Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal on Nov. …
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South Bay Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced To Ten Years In 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 - …
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Five Related Indictments Target South Bay Drug Distribution Schemes

… 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 - … Drug Supply From Southern California And Mexico To The San Jose Area SAN FRANCISCO – In five related indictments, …
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Ten indicted for fentanyl trafficking

… 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 - … Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux announced. Jose Lopez-Zamora, 26; Leonardo Flores Beltran, 29; …
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Mexican national residing in Modesto is sentenced to 17.5 years in prison for methamphetamine trafficking

… 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 - … Attorney Amanda Beck prosecuted the case. Co-defendants Jose Acosta and Jorge Rios have each been sentenced to 87 …
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Duval County Corruption Investigation Leads To Two Prison Sentences, More Coming

… - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 McALLEN, Texas - Jose Luis Tovar, 47, and his brother Jerry Tovar, 40, both … today. Today, U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez sentenced Jose Luis to a total of 210 months, while Jerry will serve 135 months. Jose Luis Tovar, who also was ordered to pay $20,000 in …