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U.S. Attorney's Office and DEA Announce Federal Charges Against Albuquerque Based Drug Trafficking Organization

October 29, 2024
… Tomas Rubalcaba , 45, Joaquin Rubalcada , 40, and Humberto Gastelum , 65, appeared before a federal judge last …
October 29, 2024
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Indictment targeting massive international cocaine conspiracy unsealed with arrival in U.S. of extradited Colombian kingpin

September 14, 2018
… the arrests of a number of fugitives, including Angel Humberto Chavez-Gastelum, the alleged ringleader of the …
September 14, 2018
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Major law enforcement operation dismantles multi-million dollar drug trafficking network in Rochester

May 05, 2020
… Amante Santiago, A/K/A/ "Cholo;" Shaumyk Santiago; Natasha Figueroa; Enrique Medina, A/K/A/ "Ricky Rose;" Alexis …
May 05, 2020
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Colombian National Pleads Guilty To Kidnapping And Murder Of DEA Agent Terry Watson

September 04, 2014
… involvement in the murder of Special Agent Watson. Gerardo Figueroa Sepulveda, 39; Omar Fabian Valdes Gualtero, 27; …
September 04, 2014
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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

November 29, 2017
… network, including his son Leonardo Maisonet-Figueroa and brother Victor Manuel Roman-Ramos, both of …
November 29, 2017
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Colombian Money Broker Sentenced to Nearly a Decade in Prison for Role in International Money Laundering Conspiracy

June 16, 2025
… States, Caribbean and European banking systems. Jaime Humberto Mejia-Bencardino, 62, was sentenced by U.S. …
June 16, 2025
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NDNY launches human trafficking task force with local, federal, and state law enforcement partners

January 29, 2021
… assist in any way we are able.” Ulster County Sheriff Juan Figueroa said, “I want to express my appreciation to the US …
January 29, 2021
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Seventeen Alleged Members And Associates Of MS-13 Indicted For Murder, Conspiracy To Commit Murder, Drug Trafficking

January 11, 2018
… Kevin Cuevas Del Cid a/k/a “Creeper” and Augustine Benitez a/k/a “Olvidado” conspired to lure a victim into the …
January 11, 2018
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Sixteen Individuals Plead Guilty in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy “Operation Titan Fall”

February 10, 2023
… 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 …
February 10, 2023
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Lone American Living in Tukwila Indicted in International Drug Trafficking Investigation Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

June 26, 2025
… sentenced to ten years in prison in May 2025 . Defendant Humberto Lopez Rodriguez, 30, a citizen of Mexico, formerly …
June 26, 2025
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Man Pleads Guilty To Impersonating DEA Agent And Securities Fraud

September 18, 2013
… 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. - Jonathan Hoang, of San Jose, California, …
September 18, 2013
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Heroin Traffickers Arrested

August 19, 2013
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … Benjamin B. Wagner announced. The indictment charges Jose Martinez-Gonzalez, 38, of Bakersfield; Porfiro Farias, … 30, of East Palo Alto; Ignacio Villalobos-Lopez, 39, of San Jose; and Alex Sanchez, 43, of San Leandro, with charges …
August 19, 2013
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Last Of Four Methamphetamine Traffickers Sentenced To Prison

October 07, 2014
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … Calif. - The last of four methamphetamine traffickers, Jose Angel Martinez Chairez, 39, was sentenced today to 10 … Martinez Diaz, 27, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and Jose Ramirez Verduzco, 29, was sentenced to 13 years in …
October 07, 2014
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Bronx Man Indicted as a Major Trafficker Following Seizure of 110 Pounds of Cocaine from Tractor-Trailer in Virginia

March 01, 2022
… 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 …
March 01, 2022
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Four Indicted In 30 Lb. Methamphetamine Seizure In Anderson, CA

July 18, 2013
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … jury returned a two-count indictment today, charging San Jose residents Jose Angel Martinez Chairez, 38; Angel Avilio Martinez-Diaz, …
July 18, 2013
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South Bay Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison

May 02, 2017
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … as part of a drug distribution conspiracy SAN JOSE, Calif. - Victor Francisco Ramirez, Jr., 20, of San …
May 02, 2017
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South Bay drug trafficker sentenced to 45 months prison

April 15, 2019
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … to be sentenced in South Bay drug distribution scheme SAN JOSE, Calif.  – Sophann Pin was sentenced today to 45 months …
April 15, 2019
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Former Sheriff’s Deputies, Convicted Felons, Indicted For Drug Conspiracy, Firearms Possession

June 19, 2012
… 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 …
June 19, 2012
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Nineteen South Bay Residents Charged in Alleged Scheme to Funnel Drugs into U.S. and Firearms to Mexico

February 11, 2021
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … conspiracies—one to transport drugs from Mexico to the San Jose Area, the other to transport firearms illegally from … the movement of drugs from Mexico to the streets of the San Jose area. “One methamphetamine seizure outlined in this …
February 11, 2021
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Eight members of South Bay-based drug trafficking organizations charged in federal indictments

February 28, 2020
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … 6, 2019, and February 11, 2020, in the areas of San Jose and Tracy, California. In addition to the two … in a BMW parked in a pre-determined location in San Jose.  The confidential source allegedly entered the car, …
February 28, 2020
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Second Mexican National Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy

April 07, 2023
… 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 …
April 07, 2023
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More Than 570 Pounds Of Crystal Methamphetamine Seized

December 03, 2012
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … on the federal indictment appeared in federal court in San Jose before U. S. Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal on Nov. … hearings scheduled this week in federal court in San Jose before Magistrate Judge Howard Lloyd or Magistrate …
December 03, 2012
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South Bay Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison

March 28, 2018
… 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. - Jose Jesus Munoz was sentenced today to 120 …
March 28, 2018
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Five Related Indictments Target South Bay Drug Distribution Schemes

February 11, 2021
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … Drug Supply From Southern California And Mexico To The San Jose Area SAN FRANCISCO – In five related indictments, … heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl in the San Jose area, announced United States Attorney David L. …
February 11, 2021
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Ten indicted for fentanyl trafficking

January 28, 2021
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux announced. Jose Lopez-Zamora, 26; Leonardo Flores Beltran, 29; … or possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Jose Aguilar Saucedo, 22, of Sacramento, is charged with …
January 28, 2021
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Mexican national residing in Modesto is sentenced to 17.5 years in prison for methamphetamine trafficking

September 21, 2018
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … Attorney Amanda Beck prosecuted the case. Co-defendants Jose Acosta and Jorge Rios have each been sentenced to 87 months in prison. Co-defendant Jose Luis Aguilar was sentenced to 48 months in prison. …
September 21, 2018
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Duval County Corruption Investigation Leads To Two Prison Sentences, More Coming

December 13, 2012
… 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov 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 …
December 13, 2012
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Major Mexican Heroin Trafficking Organization Targeted

May 24, 2017
… (Ruelas Torres DTO) and its leader, Mexican national Jose Luis Ruelas Torres, as Significant Foreign Narcotics … anyone doing business with them.” “Treasury is targeting Jose Luis Ruelas Torres as a Significant Foreign Narcotics … criminal networks.” The Ruelas Torres DTO is composed of Jose Luis Ruelas Torres’s immediate and extended family …
May 24, 2017
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Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced To 12 Years Prison

August 17, 2016
… California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division … sentenced to over six years for being “courier” SAN JOSE, Calif. - Edgardo Reyes was sentenced to 154 months’ …
August 17, 2016
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Mexican National Sentenced To Fourteen Years In Prison For Methamphetamine Trafficking

July 31, 2014
… 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. - Jose Corona-Mata was sentenced yesterday to …
July 31, 2014